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[–] 12 points 8 months ago
[–] 12 points 8 months ago

Ford also manufactured the B-24 Liberator for the Army during the war.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willow_Run

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  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Good luck taking a round to the head even with this thing on.

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  • [–] 9 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    It could stop shrapnel from shells. Artillery was responsible for the majority of casualties in WWI, not guns.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    Fair point, even with guns there's spall that can get you if the bullets hit something hard, but the fact that we don't use this kind of design kinda highlights that it's not worth the trade off of visibility vs protection.

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago

    This thing looks like it was designed and manufactured in 1518 not 1918.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    That must have been like wearing an oven after a few hours.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago

    "Steel, leather, felt, canvas, bronze, pigment, sawdust"

    So exactly like an F150.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    Very storm trooper

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

    R u sure this one isn't involved the user to mastering swordsmanship or something similar?

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    So did Mercedes for the German Reich.
    So what? You won't buy any car now?

    Basically every major manufacturer was involved in some capacity.

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