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By Watermoon
#13239519
I mean the net on the helmet, which has a lot of holes. That one.
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By Igor Antunov
#13239520
The helmet serves to protect soldiers skull from shrapnel.

The net is camouflage. It works by distorting a smooth and obviously artificial surface, thus serving to help the helmet blend into the surrounding terrain/vegetation.
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By ThereBeDragons
#13239546
As above; it also reduces the shininess of a wet helmet and you can use it to hold down camouflage fabrics or vegetation for blending in.
By Wolfman
#13239648
And with some practice, you use it to make a rudimentary ghillie suit

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By GandalfTheGrey
#13239727
It works by distorting a smooth and obviously artificial surface, thus serving to help the helmet blend into the surrounding terrain/vegetation


I thought the netting was for threading in twigs and branches to help them camoflage in bush terrain.
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By Igor Antunov
#13239761
I thought the netting was for threading in twigs and branches to help them camoflage in bush terrain.


Where did I say it wasn't used in that way? It does exactly what I said it does.
By Khalq
#13242424
Wolfman wrote:And with some practice, you use it to make a rudimentary ghillie suit

albeit a very "slim" one ;)


Tigerlily wrote:It's for fashion and only fashion.

Muhaha, you nailed it! It's the military version of fence net stockings. :lol:
By Mazhi
#13242733
But is it European?
By Douglas
#13242983
But is it European?


Nope it's an American M1 helmet with a half inch net.

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