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CoD is a good game, even if the Halo series are better in some aspects. Anyone who insults either is just bad in that game. Grow up.
The shield IS equal across the entire armor, at least on parts where protection is needed. The palms and feet have lowered shielding, but this definitely does not apply to the head.
The only reason why it takes less hits to kill with headshots is because the visor is weaker than the titanium alloy used to make other parts of the body, and thus when the shield is broken the bullets can easily penetrate the helmet. (the gungnir helmet is weird because of this, of course,most likely a design flaw) Shots fired at a shielded head do not do more damage than shots fired at other shielded parts of the body.
As others have explained, the 1 sniper shot kills a Spartan because of residual momentum. The sniper bullet has enough punch that it breaks the shield and goes cleanly through, unlike other conventional weapons. Therefore, the sniper bullet would go through the helmet and shred the brain inside.
It takes 2 body shots with a sniper because the first shot breaks the shielding and passes through, causing heavy but not fatal damage, and the second shot will enter the Spartan with full power seeing as how there is no more shielding to protect them, which=death.
It's simple logic, completely non-gameplay related.
[Edited on 12.30.2010 11:49 PM PST]