Re: [GZG] Tech Levels

At 8:29 PM -0600 2/4/09, John Atkinson wrote:
On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 9:22 AM, Binhan Lin <binhan.lin@gmail.com> wrote:

>Point of fact:  The Fuzzy Wuzzies can certainly kill their opponents,
>they simply have to get slightly closer than Tommy Atkins has to.  If
>they can't, then the story is truly different.  Thing to consider:
>From approx 1700 to approx 1960, there was NO technological
>development in the area of body armor.

Minor Nitpick, there was body armor development 
during WWI for the static warfare role of snipers 
and machine gun teams. The Germans at least had 
breast and groin plates as well as face shields 
that locked over their helmets for defense 
against incoming rifle rounds and fragments.

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/uploads//post-535-1184014369.jpg

	The armor was of course useless for the 
attack being far to heavy to move about in at any 
speed or endurance. So it was only effective for 
static defenders with heavy weapons who wouldn't 
be going over the top on the attack anyhow.

/Mr picky

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