Now we are in a relatively peaceful and stable environment, which are all obtained by countless ancestors who have given their lives. Therefore, peace is hard-won and everyone should cherish it. But this does not mean that there is no war factor in the world.
can only stop fighting. In order to improve combat effectiveness, after World War II , many military experts were actively studying the process and tactics of World War II. Indeed, World War II is the largest among humans in terms of the scale of the war and the number of people participating in the war.
On the battlefield, life and death are at stake, and a small obstacle can make people die.
Therefore, the weapons and clothing that a soldier is equipped with were all thought out by countless military designers through a lot of experiments and racking their brains.
For example, during World War II, the steel helmets worn by American soldiers were different from other countries. They had a layer of fishing net-like things on their helmets.
Like the steel helmets of German soldiers and the steel helmets of Japanese soldiers, there is no "fishing net". What exactly is this? What's the point?
Wearing a steel helmet to protect combatants
We were born in peacetime. When we talk about war, we think of cruelty and blood. Many people who have not experienced real wars do not care about this. However, many veterans of the Anti-Japanese War always had tears in their eyes when discussing the battles that year...
undoubtedly, the battle consumed a lot of money for personnel from all countries, especially those participating in the war. In the era of hot weapons , that is, after weapons such as guns and cannons were invented, the casualties caused by war were even more.
Many tactical operations in World War II were quite classic. People have found that seemingly slight designs and changes in war often play a huge role as long as they are properly operated.
Many of the military designs nowadays are summarized in a pool of blood.
In the First World War , there was a famous Battle of Verdun . The number of deaths in the army participating in this battle actually exceeded 250,000.
The number of injured troops participating in the war has exceeded 500,000, which is such an amazing number.
In the army participating in the war, men occupy the vast majority and human resources are in short supply. In addition to encouraging the public to have more children, the national also needs to minimize the number of casualties on the battlefield as much as possible, so as to ensure the number of soldiers.
As one of the most advanced countries in the World War II period, the United States took great pains to ensure the safety of the lives of those participating in the war. For example, the American soldiers' helmets were sent to almost every participating person.
At that time, the United States had the world-class production capacity, so they had the ability to distribute steel helmets to every American soldier at that time. The difference between wearing a steel helmet and not wearing a steel helmet is very big. Everyone knows the most important role of the helmet.
After wearing a steel helmet, the bullets fired by the enemy will greatly reduce the lethality of the soldiers' heads, and can effectively protect the soldiers' central organs.
Sometimes the bullet may penetrate when hitting the helmet, and sometimes the jump may not penetrate when hitting it.
But no matter what the outcome, it can at least greatly reduce the casualty rate of American soldiers.
Of course, the steel helmets worn by the US military are not the only ones. The things like fishing nets covered on will also have miraculous effects.
The function of "fishing net" is really not simple
Many people don't understand it. They think that the US military's steel helmets are particularly ugly when they are wearing fishing nets, and they are easily pulled by obstacles, causing unnecessary danger. But, think about it, in a battlefield where life and death are at stake, you will definitely not bring useless things with you.
In fact, according to many foreign veterans' recollections, this layer of fishing net is not only useless, but also has saved more than 200,000 soldiers' lives.
Think about it, when fighting, the best way is to kill and injure the enemy when the enemy cannot find themselves.
Then the soldiers' concealment is very important.
The bare helmet is worn on the soldier's head. Although it reduces the casualties of soldiers, it is easy for soldiers to expose their targets when they poke their heads out to detect the enemy situation.
In this way, attracting the enemy's firepower will bring different degrees of potential danger to itself, and more importantly, may cause the entire team's operational preparations and military plans to fail.
Because this layer of "fishing net" has many eyes, you can easily insert some branches and weeds. After adding vegetation to the helmet, the soldier will no longer look so eye-catching.
reduces the attention of the enemy. can not only protect the lives of soldiers, but also improve the success rate of the entire army's attack mission. Of course, this is just one aspect of enhancing concealment. This layer of fishing net has at least two functions in enhancing concealment.
can also reduce the bumps and frictions of steel helmets
steel helmets, as the name implies, are made of steel. Metal-made equipment will make louder sounds when it hits hard objects. For example, in marching, especially during the marching process, soldiers often follow closely in order not to fall behind.
However, during the marching process, if the kettle, gun barrel, grenade, and other metal products hit the helmet, it will cause noise. will then cause great trouble in some special circumstances. The existence of the "fishing net" layer of
can solve this problem well, avoiding direct contact between metal objects to the greatest extent, and the noise will be much smaller. Of course, the "fishing net" has a bit of hidden effect.
After the metal helmet was produced, the original color was silver and exuded a metallic luster. However, in order to prevent the helmet from rusting and reflecting, when leaving the factory, the military factory always paints a dark green paint on the helmet.
In the years of war, the paint on the steel helmet will be worn off soon. The steel helmet that grinds off the paint is because is easily stuck in water and blood and rusts, and secondly, it is easy to make the steel helmet show a metallic luster, which causes reflection by .
covers a layer of fishing net on the helmet, and can also delay the wear of the helmet paint , so the helmet will not be easy to fall off.
War is cruel, and no one wants to have war, but everything has pros and cons. War is indeed cruel. In combat, science and technology always develops quite quickly and will always quickly improve the world's scientific level.
Conclusion
The American soldiers' helmets were designed by military experts over time and exhausted their efforts. The details and shapes of the design are of certain importance.
In fact, similar to the American soldiers, the military equipment of countries around the world is carefully created by military experts.
The success or failure of the war is often directly related to the excellent equipment or not. The equipment of the American soldiers is very advanced, so many countries are rushing to buy American equipment. Through this article, you know the role of the "fishing net" on the helmet.
