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Trevelyan

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Originally posted by: Mallow
In SPR I remember multiple people getting shot in the head and dying w/ the helmet.

Two reasons for that:

1) Weaker helmets
2) Much higher caliber bullets in the stationary artillery that were shooting at the beaches
 

cavemanmoron

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Mar 13, 2001
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Originally posted by: Mallow
In SPR I remember multiple people getting shot in the head and dying w/ the helmet.

whats SPR?
i know its not San Juan Puerto Rico. ;)

doh, #45 on MSN search
Saving Private Ryan.... i saw that movie; :( very well done, very sad; i shed tears several times.
 

Howard

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Oct 14, 1999
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Originally posted by: Jmmsbnd007
Originally posted by: rh71
My hockey stick is made of kevlar. SOLID stuff.
Actually, if it were made out of complete kevlar, it would be as flimsy as a piece of rope.
Metal or wood core? Or maybe it was an epoxied Kevlar weave.