I've never understood something.
WHAT PRACTICAL PURPOSE DO THESE TYPES OF HELMETS SERVE?
IT LEAVES A HUGE OPENING ON YOUR FOREHEAD. AND COSTS MORE MATERIALS AND MORE TIME TO PRODUCE THAN JUST A GOOD OL' BOWL SHAPED HELMET
>>342433
OK BUT IT HELPS YOU SEE SHIT WHILE PROTECTING YOUR FACE FROM OVERHEAD ATTACKS
>>342433
Fashionable as hell...
>>342433
The crest and the lip stop blows better then just a bowl of metal on your head.
>>342462
>The crest and the lip stop blows better
Elaborate.
>>342464
A strike from above is stop my all the metal in the crest
A strike from the front (or back) is stopped by all the metal in the lip
Chopping through metal is hard
>>342464
Overhead cavalry blows.
>>342481
A strike to the forehead kills the man
>>342500
how do you propose striking the forehead
>>342513
Apply the weapon directly to the forehead.
>>342517
Try it on a moving target which is actively trying to keep you from hitting the forehead while also trying to kill you.
>>342517
Most blows to the forehead are in the form of overhead cuts, which this would block, and bettet than a bowl. You'd have to stab the dude, which is a really awkward strike. If you've got level of control, just go for the throat or face.
>not producing steel sombreros en masse for your army
If somebody wants to stab my forehead then they can go right ahead. Better than any other part of my face.