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Used by. Soviet Union. The GP-5 gas mask kit (Russian: Гражда́нский Противога́з-5, romanized: Grazhdanskiy Protivogaz-5) is a Soviet -made gas mask kit, which contains a single-filter ShM-62 or Shm-62U gas mask. It was issued to the Soviet population starting in 1962 during the Cold War. Production of the kit ended in 1990.
The Zelinsky-Kummant gas mask is the world's first gas mask [1] with the ability to absorb a wide range of chemical warfare agents. The gas mask was developed in 1915 by Russian chemist Nikolay Zelinsky and technologist of the Triangle plant M.I. Kummant. [2] The design was later improved by I. D. Avalov and entered mass production.
The PMK gas mask contains a drinking tube, allowing soldiers wearing the mask to rehydrate without removing the mask itself. The system consists of a special canteen cap, which will only allow water to flow through when connected to the tube leading to the mask. This system is compatible with standard type M drinking systems.
The GP-7 gas mask is a civilian gas mask that was produced by the Soviet Union during the Cold War era. The mask was designed to provide protection to civilians against nuclear, biological, and chemical ( NBC) [1] agents during the threat of the Cold War. [2] Its military counterpart, the PMK was intended to be used exclusively for military ...
The GP-4u (Russian: Гражда́нский Противога́з-4у, Grazhdanskii Protivogaz-4u) gas mask was one of the most widely produced gas masks in the USSR . The civilian GP-4u gas mask consists of the face-piece, the hose and a cylinder-shaped filter, which is screwed onto the end of the hose. As the wearer breathes in air, the ...
A typical industrial-grade gas mask for hazardous chemicals and dust A World War I British P Helmet c. 1915 Zelinsky–Kummant protivogaz, designed in 1915, was one of the first modern-type full-head protection gas masks with a detachable filter and eyelet glasses, shown here worn by U.S. Army soldier (USAWC photo) Indian muleteers and mule wearing gas masks, France, February 21, 1940 A Polish ...
The Attack of the Dead Men, or the Battle of Osowiec Fortress, was a battle of World War I that took place at Osowiec Fortress (now northeastern Poland ), on August 6, 1915. The incident got its name from the bloodied, corpse-like appearance of the Russian combatants after they were bombarded with a mixture of poison gases, chlorine and bromine ...
What follows is a partial list as of November 2018 of military hardware available to the Russian NBCP troops: RPO-A Shmel infantry rocket flamethrower; PMK-4 gas mask; TOS-1 Buratino or TOS-1A Solntsepyok flamethrower; TOS-2 Tosochka flamethrower; TDA-3 smoke generator on a 3-axle 53501 Kamaz chassis, is designed to camouflage military facilities