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

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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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It would be very unpractical.

Large glass areas to keep constantly clean to be able to see around. Also running with a face mask is no fun. The only people really using those are bomb disposal people. You take your time in one of those. And have people covering your back.

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