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Tuesday, 21 February 2023

Buellenzescheitzen, Herr Heinrich….


A Soviet Prisoner of War wearing SN-42 armor on the Karelian Front in 1944. He had been shot twice but his steel breastplate protected him.




 The Blab blurb above sounds awful sure of itself but I have doubts. First…armour? For Russians? Lot of those guys didn’t have rifles, never mind armour…but whadda I know?

Second…what were the krauts shooting at him with? I’m sorry…but I don’t see that armour plate stopping 7x57 Mauser hardball. 9mm pistol maybe? 

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3 comments:

  1. Highlander21 February 2023 at 06:16

    Used by MG gunners in the trenches during WWI. Not intended for use while moving. Purportedly could stop all known rifle caliber rounds.

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  2. Bear Claw Chris Lapp21 February 2023 at 08:48

    But it makes you a sitting target

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  3. Don't mind me.21 February 2023 at 14:00

    He got hit by two sidewinder missiles.

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