Eli5 why aren’t ballistic masks more common in warfare?

Question

You very rarely see depictions of soldiers wearing bullet resistant face masks. I understand that these only protect from small caliber weapons but wouldn’t you take all the protection you could get?

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Answer 1

like you said, it only protects against small calibres. Most soldiers are gonna be using rifle cartridges that fly fast. That, and soldiers probably don’t wanna deal with the breathing and visual obstructions.