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Although the helmet is shaped like a Kevlar helmet, there are no kevlar materials in the helmet. The helmet is made of Polyamide Plastic. It is designed with double-layered plastic cladding that are overlapped, foam lining, and mesh fabric on the inside. [2] As it is not bulletproof, its main purpose is as a helmet for training exercises. [1]
In June 1966, the Army Vietnam Combat Artists Program was established as part of the United States Army Art Program, utilizing teams of soldier-artists to make pictorial records of U.S. Army activities in the course of the Vietnam War for the annals of military history. The concept of the Vietnam Combat Art Program had its roots in World War II ...
Pages in category "Combat helmets of the United States" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The M1 helmet is a combat helmet that was used by the U.S. military from World War II until 1985, when it was succeeded by the PASGT helmet. The M1 helmet has become an icon of the US military, with its design inspiring other militaries around the world.
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Their names are now on the same panel of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C., he said. Private Bruno Orig, from Honolulu, Hawaii, saw several fellow soldiers wounded by a fierce attack on ...
'Spectra' is a brand-name of a type of resistant fibre, not the actual name of the helmet. Unlike most other European PASGT style helmets, the peak of the F2 has the same defined lip as the original US PASGT helmet, whereas other European PASGT-style helmets (such as the German M92 and the Croatian BK-3) tend to have a sloping peak.
Tiger stripe is the name of a group of camouflage patterns developed for close-range use in dense jungle during jungle warfare by the South Vietnamese Armed Forces and adopted in late 1962 to early 1963 by US Special Forces during the Vietnam War. [1] During and after the Vietnam War, the pattern was adopted by several other Asian countries.