Post by VoxApocrypha on Apr 10, 2023 6:50:25 GMT -5
Marrlan, Summer of 1933
What had always been a unfortunate source of pain and difficulty for the armed forces were accidents, particularly accidents with explosives.
And so as another reported incident involving a grenade and severe brain damage to a nearby technician when the grenade went off before they could get to the ground, a discussion that'd been had several times before on both safety standards, and equipment, came back to the forefront of staffers, planners, designers and as well, personnel in the field - particularly both infantrymen and others.
Recognizing that the modern design for headgear wasn't enough - having proven inadequate with how many people were still getting injured by shrapnel, funding was (grudglingly) allocated away from projects of less importance than survivability, such as base renovations, and a team was assembled from a number of experts and as well, personnel with extensive experience treating headwounds, and as well, seasoned veteran infantry with experience with the helmets. The task: Simple.
They were to find a design that'd work.
They had already some blueprints with design specifications for one called the 'M1', which they took.
After some time, they would order a few prototypes for testing.
What had always been a unfortunate source of pain and difficulty for the armed forces were accidents, particularly accidents with explosives.
And so as another reported incident involving a grenade and severe brain damage to a nearby technician when the grenade went off before they could get to the ground, a discussion that'd been had several times before on both safety standards, and equipment, came back to the forefront of staffers, planners, designers and as well, personnel in the field - particularly both infantrymen and others.
Recognizing that the modern design for headgear wasn't enough - having proven inadequate with how many people were still getting injured by shrapnel, funding was (grudglingly) allocated away from projects of less importance than survivability, such as base renovations, and a team was assembled from a number of experts and as well, personnel with extensive experience treating headwounds, and as well, seasoned veteran infantry with experience with the helmets. The task: Simple.
They were to find a design that'd work.
They had already some blueprints with design specifications for one called the 'M1', which they took.
After some time, they would order a few prototypes for testing.
