![A WWI tank crew splatter mask, designed to help protect the crewmember's face from shrapnel when looking through the view ports. The eye covers were metal, the mask was leather and there was a chainmail skirt to cover the mouth and chin. Various styles ... A WWI tank crew splatter mask, designed to help protect the crewmember's face from shrapnel when looking through the view ports. The eye covers were metal, the mask was leather and there was a chainmail skirt to cover the mouth and chin. Various styles ...](https://external-preview.redd.it/EKbwvBV60AbxjRxPdqEUcGGhhrd5XC395x0rmh1S-BM.jpg?auto=webp&s=f0e78a3d7b4a24ec6a37598de31377e7c7530962)
A WWI tank crew splatter mask, designed to help protect the crewmember's face from shrapnel when looking through the view ports. The eye covers were metal, the mask was leather and there was a chainmail skirt to cover the mouth and chin. Various styles ...
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Pulp Librarian on Twitter: "Shrapnel was another concern. Tank crews were especially vulnerable to spalling: fragments if armour plate that sprayed across the cabin when an enemy round hit the tank's hull.
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