With the two exceptions, of course, of Mark Lenard's character and his old war buddy.
The New Klingons
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Well they're the important ones. Wait, that makes no sense. If they're important then they should be the only ones to get head protection while the underlings just have to hope nothing falls on their heads.With the two exceptions, of course, of Mark Lenard's character and his old war buddy.
Traditionally, it was privates who wore helmets and officers wore caps. And when officers started wearing helmets it displayed their rank which was even more dangerous.
Yep, WWII I think started that trend. By Vietnam most officers realized that they shouldn't wear rank devices in the field at all, because snipers were specifically looking for them. Mostly fresh-out-of-OCS 2LT's who hadn't learned the ropes yet. I recall 17 seconds being the average life expectancy of a green butter-bar.
Like the old British soldiers thinking how smart their bright red uniforms looked. I wonder how many were killed before they realized it made camouflage impossible.
If they got shot, their men wouldn't see the blood gushing out as easily and break morale.
"Punjab! Be a good chap and fetch me my brown pants, poste haste!"
"Punjab! Be a good chap and fetch me my brown pants, poste haste!"
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Actually, from what I've read, those red uniforms would have been barely visible at all under live battlefield conditions of the time, in which the air was filled with dust and smoke from the black gunpowder that was in use until well into the 19th century.
Bright colors were the only way to be seen at all and avoid friendly fire. You were shooting through a thick fog, and if you caught a blurry glimpse of something closer by and faintly reddish through all that haze, then you knew it was a soldier on your side, and you better aim somewhere else.
Kor
Bright colors were the only way to be seen at all and avoid friendly fire. You were shooting through a thick fog, and if you caught a blurry glimpse of something closer by and faintly reddish through all that haze, then you knew it was a soldier on your side, and you better aim somewhere else.
Kor
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To add too what Kor has said.
Camo has not the point. It was not even thought of. You fought in formation, in a line. It was not until rifling that the formation lost its use and power. A massed musket barrage was devastating. Ya know, if they hit. And the only thing short of canons that could meet it would be another formation.
Rifling changed all this.
Not sure why that makes a difference. The Kelvin timeline is a branch of the Prime. In theory the Klingons should look the same.
Yes, yes, the Klingons were very different 1979 (and then 1984) onwards BUT their unique turtle heads became iconic not just with Trekkies but also casuals/non-fans, so I don't get changing their appearance so much that you can't immediately identify them as Klingons. 
They still have turtle heads.Yes, yes, the Klingons were very different 1979 (and then 1984) onwards BUT their unique turtle heads became iconic not just with Trekkies but also casuals/non-fans, so I don't get changing their appearance so much that you can't immediately identify them as Klingons.
Also, the Klingons are an alien race, so there should be some variations within ridges, growth, etc.
We got different takes in almost all of the TOS films and every major 24th Century Klingon had a different ridge pattern. So there was already a lot of variation.
True. And the TNG heads were done for economy's sake. They didn't have to use individual pieces custom fit to the actor's head like they did in the films. And no need to shave back the hair, etc. They just slapped them on and hid the seam under the eyebrows. Londo Molari in B5 was similar. They shaved his hair for the pilot movie, and then made rubber head for the series because he didn't want to bald for better part of 5 years. They have much more money and lead time now to make something better.
Right, which is why DSC Klingons feel like more of the same, and clamoring for cookie cutter of TNG is strange to me.
The differences could be as simple as the Hur'q relocating original Klingons to whatever worlds they wanted them on.
Then the Klingons had a get-together with the naitives and BAM, different sub-species.
Then the Klingons had a get-together with the naitives and BAM, different sub-species.
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