Got a Real-World Weapon or Armor Question? Mk. VI

[Mike_G]

A lot of head shots could also be the nature of the fighting. Hiding behind walls or poking out of windows, the head will be exposed while the rest of the body is protected. Helmets were (re)introduced in WW1 because trench warfare resulted in a large number of head injuries.

Kinda.

If you are firing out a window, most modern rifles will put a round through the wall you're hiding behind with little trouble. It's easier to aim a few inches below the sill at where center mass has to be than hit a head shot.


Buildings really aren't the protection people think they are.

A trench will protect you, sandbags or a decent berm will, but wood, brick or cinder block really doesn't do a very good job.

Helmets were designed to prevent shrapnel injuries, and fragments dropping into a trench. Most will not stop a rifle or machine gun bullet. They were a reaction to shelling, not sniping.

The nice thing about head shots is they make the guy fall down now. That's why you take one. Put a hole in a guy's torso and he will bleed out, but he may empty his magazine at you first.