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[–] ramius345@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago (1 child)

The kettle hat will probably give the best compromise of safety and battlefield visibility. Id imagine it's what a normal foot soilder would wear.

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[–] captain_oni@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 months ago

it also looks like the easiest one to manufacture of all of those (with the tools of the time). So I guess it's the cheapest to outfit your soldiers with.

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