![File:WW2 Norway Waffen SS uniform snow camouflage winter smock MP40 submachine gun ammo mag pouches binoculars flashlight belt buckle Y-straps knitted gloves Stahlhelm mannequins exhibits etc Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum Museum IMG 7387.jpg - File:WW2 Norway Waffen SS uniform snow camouflage winter smock MP40 submachine gun ammo mag pouches binoculars flashlight belt buckle Y-straps knitted gloves Stahlhelm mannequins exhibits etc Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum Museum IMG 7387.jpg -](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/WW2_Norway_Waffen_SS_uniform_snow_camouflage_winter_smock_MP40_submachine_gun_ammo_mag_pouches_binoculars_flashlight_belt_buckle_Y-straps_knitted_gloves_Stahlhelm_mannequins_exhibits_etc_Lofoten_Krigsminnemuseum_Museum_IMG_7387.jpg)
File:WW2 Norway Waffen SS uniform snow camouflage winter smock MP40 submachine gun ammo mag pouches binoculars flashlight belt buckle Y-straps knitted gloves Stahlhelm mannequins exhibits etc Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum Museum IMG 7387.jpg -
Body armor that protects from bullets seems to be standard issue now. When did that trend start? Why weren't soldiers in WW2 equipped with rudimentary metal plates or other forms of armor? -
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To the dumbfucks complaining about the "Kevlar Vest"... It is a fucking WW2 M12 Vest that was used in the Pacific! : r/BattlefieldCosmetics
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