![I posted this a year or so ago, but this m12 loadout is probably my favourite pacific loadout, I love niche and prototype ww2 stuff so being able to recreate an m12 I posted this a year or so ago, but this m12 loadout is probably my favourite pacific loadout, I love niche and prototype ww2 stuff so being able to recreate an m12](https://preview.redd.it/371cmakdxxj91.png?auto=webp&s=29502bc16dd16b5cd8c00346a879f0114545477e)
I posted this a year or so ago, but this m12 loadout is probably my favourite pacific loadout, I love niche and prototype ww2 stuff so being able to recreate an m12
Body armor that protects from bullets seems to be standard issue now. When did that trend start? Why weren't soldiers in WW2 equipped with rudimentary metal plates or other forms of armor? -
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![تويتر \ JO | COMMS OPEN على تويتر: "@OperatorDrewski “It was used as a stand in for the M12 Body Armor which is difficult to find” One google search later: https://t.co/YP9HBGmCtg" تويتر \ JO | COMMS OPEN على تويتر: "@OperatorDrewski “It was used as a stand in for the M12 Body Armor which is difficult to find” One google search later: https://t.co/YP9HBGmCtg"](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EIeZ80dXYAAlA-A.jpg)