08-31-2016, 09:47 AM
Indeed tin WW1 the h4lmet was designed to give protection from 'air burst' artillery shells exploding over the trenches.
America designed the M1 helmet to give better overall head protection and from 1943 the British were issuing the similar Mk3 'Turtleshell' helmet, it was used right up to the 80s.
It's one of the frustrations of modellers trying to depict Commonwealth troops in the latter half of the war nearly all figure kits come with the Mk2 'Brodie' helmets, which were still used by some units and longer serving men weren't always issued new ones.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mk_III_helmet
America designed the M1 helmet to give better overall head protection and from 1943 the British were issuing the similar Mk3 'Turtleshell' helmet, it was used right up to the 80s.
It's one of the frustrations of modellers trying to depict Commonwealth troops in the latter half of the war nearly all figure kits come with the Mk2 'Brodie' helmets, which were still used by some units and longer serving men weren't always issued new ones.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mk_III_helmet
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