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Soviet soldiers in SSh-40 helmets at 1945 Victory Parade. The SSh-40 was the most commonly seen in-service helmet used by the Soviet Union during World War II. [citation needed] The only external difference between the SSh-39 and the SSh-40 was the six rivets near the bottom of the helmet, as opposed to the three near the top of the SSh-39 shell.
These Pith Helmets also saw significant use during the Vietnam War. Around 2014, the army began to mass-produce these A2 Helmets to replace older equipment in the army, while still being cost-effective. They are now the standard-issue helmet commonly used across all branches of the army.
South Korea: Used in the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Replaced by Bangtan Helmet. South Vietnam: Used by ARVN until 1975. United States: Formerly used by the United States Air Force as the M3 and later, the M5, helmet for flak protection. [69] Formerly used by the US military from the 1940s to the 80s, replaced by the PASGT. [70]
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Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops (PASGT, pronounced / ˈ p æ z ɡ ə t / PAZ-gət) is a combat helmet and ballistic vest that was used by the United States military from the early 1980s until the early or mid-2000s, when the helmet and vest were succeeded by the Lightweight Helmet (LWH), Modular Integrated Communications Helmet (MICH), and Interceptor body armor (IBA) respectively.
The Republic of Vietnam Military Forces (RVNMF; Vietnamese: Quân lực Việt Nam Cộng hòa – QLVNCH), were the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam and were responsible for the defence of the country from 8 December 1950 [2] [3] to 30 April 1975. Its predecessor, the Vietnamese National Army, was the armed forces of the State of ...
It was a black helmet with gold markings and a gold shield. When the squadron was redesignated VF-151, the helmet/shield insignia was modified and the Latin inscription In Omnia Paratus was added, meaning ready for anything. VF-15A. A new squadron insignia was approved on 8 August 1950, consisting of a silver dragon and grey/black aircraft carrier.
During the Vietnam War the Sundowners were based at NAS Miramar, California with the squadron (including detachments) making ten deployments to Southeast Asia, [5] flying 12,500 combat sorties. From 17 October 1963 to 20 July 1964, VF-111 was deployed on USS Kitty Hawk and equipped with F-8Ds. VF-111 F-8D attacks ground targets in South Vietnam ...