Could the closed Greek helmet kill a warrior?

Jens Nordlunde · 28th May 2005, 03:28 PM

Yesterday, on TV, I saw the Vienna marathon, and that made me think of water and overheated people. They did not have helmets on, and the did not have very much cloth on, but they were sprayed with water, got water to drink and fruit to eat, or many of them would never have made it.

I doubt very much, that there would be time to eat and drink during the fight, so here we have an overheated soldier, the ‘fuse’ almost burned over – and he is dehydrated as well. This must have shortened the time he was able to stand up.

28th May 2005, 03:28 PM	#25
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Yesterday, on TV, I saw the Vienna marathon, and that made me think of water and overheated people. They did not have helmets on, and the did not have very much cloth on, but they were sprayed with water, got water to drink and fruit to eat, or many of them would never have made it. I doubt very much, that there would be time to eat and drink during the fight, so here we have an overheated soldier, the ‘fuse’ almost burned over – and he is dehydrated as well. This must have shortened the time he was able to stand up.