Proof that Helmets work!

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2003-03-26 10:02pm

British Royal Marine Eric Walderman from the 40 Commando
dons the kevlar helmet which saved his life after it was hit by
four bullets during a firefight in the southern Iraq port of Umm Qasr.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-03-26 10:02pm

Wow. That's some good stuff.

jegs2 · Post by **jegs2** » 2003-03-26 10:03pm

Kevlar is good stuff. I remember similar stories from Panama, when US forces first used kevlar helmets.

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2003-03-26 10:03pm

The Kevlar liner that American troops began using for their helmets in Vietnam was accredited with reducing battlefield casualties by as much as 8%.

jegs2 · Post by **jegs2** » 2003-03-26 10:03pm

jegs2 wrote:Kevlar is good stuff. I remember similar stories from Panama, when US forces first used kevlar helmets.

Correction -- Greneda (got my C. American countries mixed up)...

Post by **Vympel** » 2003-03-26 10:07pm

Quite a silly looking helmet though, isn't it?

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2003-03-26 10:20pm

Vympel wrote:Quite a silly looking helmet though, isn't it?

South Korean and US soldiers sit on top of tanks during joint US- South Korea (news - web sites) military exercises(AFP/Choi Jae-

Post by **Vympel** » 2003-03-26 10:26pm

Fritz helmets rule.

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2003-03-26 10:28pm

Vympel wrote:Fritz helmets rule.

And also the most efficient form for protecting against shrapnel!

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-03-26 10:41pm

where are the kevlar motorcycle style full head covering helmets that would protect our boys from bullets to the face? WHERE ARE MY DAMNED STORM TROOPERS?! I DEMAND STORMIES!!!

btw, that guy looks young with wrinkles. he looks prematurely aged by desert combat. signs of war i guess.

Ender · Post by **Ender** » 2003-03-26 10:43pm

God bless Kelver. The helmets are lighter and tougher because of it. Only downside is they can't use the things for cooking now like they used to in WW2

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-03-26 10:52pm

Does that guy look like Eric Idle to anyone else?

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-03-26 11:00pm

well if the helmet had a thin inner or outer removable metal part it might work for cooking as well. i think that metal would only add to its strength and work to slow the bullet further as well as to spread the force out over a larger surface area because its rigid.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-03-26 11:00pm

gandalf, shit youre right.

NOOO BODY EXPECTS A SPANISH INQUISITION!!!

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2003-03-26 11:03pm

Kevlar: used for bulletproof vests, helmets, and snare drum heads

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Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-03-26 11:13pm

The Dark wrote:Kevlar: used for bulletproof vests, helmets, and snare drum heads .

As well as boot inserts!

EmperorChrostas the Cruel · Post by **EmperorChrostas the Cruel** » 2003-03-26 11:18pm

Cooking with your helmet was a bad idea when it was metal.
Heating up metal like that affects it's strength, degrading it severely.
In other word, using it as a cooking pot, turns it into a cooking pot! No longer considered armor. (Strengthwise)
Besides, the new kevlar helmets are MUCH more comfortable to sit on.

EmperorMing · Post by **EmperorMing** » 2003-03-26 11:54pm

Emperor Chrostas the Crue wrote: Besides, the new kevlar helmets are MUCH more comfortable to sit on.

Depends on which side you used. It was more comfortable for me to use it upside down...

Cal Wright · Post by **Cal Wright** » 2003-03-27 12:09am

That's awesome. Wonder if he gets to go back home now.

Kevlar is all over the motorcycle industry. Tons of shit I look up has kevlar. Most notably the brake pads we sell from EBC.

jegs2 · Post by **jegs2** » 2003-03-27 12:11am

When I went through Basic Training in 87, we were still using steel pots. What I liked about them was that you could take a field bath out of them -- can't do that with kevlar helmets...

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-03-27 12:40am

As well as boot inserts

Damn, thats some powerful foot odor.

Warspite · Post by **Warspite** » 2003-03-27 05:45am

That guy has used up all his luck!

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-03-27 06:28am

kojikun wrote:gandalf, shit youre right.

NOOO BODY EXPECTS A SPANISH INQUISITION!!!

Glad someone agrees, though I was going nuts.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-03-27 06:39am

Vympel wrote:Quite a silly looking helmet though, isn't it?

this is a silly looking helmet:

Post by **Vympel** » 2003-03-27 06:44am

LOL

I agree wholeheartedly.