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| Hola Pilum2, Los cascos principales en uso en 82 fueron el casco MKIV (tortuga) que usaban la mayoría de los cuerpos y brazos de soporte (todas las fotos de los Ghurkas ven este tipo de casco). Luego estaba el llamado paracasco M76 que no ofrecía protección balística ya que estaba hecho solo para paracaidismo (la mayoría de estos se ven con las correas de vinilo verde, pero algunos de los paracaidistas más experimentados las reemplazaron con las viejas correas de paracaídas de color canela). con plástico reforzado con vidrio. Hubo los paracascos de metal MK11 que a menudo se confunden con los MK2 de RAC / Royal Navy que tienen un forro a presión y una sola mentonera elástica. Los MK2 con patrón marino tienen un forro diferente. Luego, finalmente, estaba el casco experimental balístico MK6 Troop Trials que tenía un forro diferente al MK6 adoptado y tenía una sola correa para la barbilla con una copa de plástico negra para la barbilla. (No se usaron muchos y muchos se abandonaron al principio, ya que seguían cayendo sobre los ojos de los usuarios o cayéndose). Las únicas imágenes que he visto de estos fueron usados por Royal Artillery. 59 Cdo RA habría usado el AFV / RAC / Royal Navy MK2 de metal o para el 'viejo y atrevido' un paracasco MK11 de metal si pudieran agarrarlos. Hola Pilum2, The main helmets in use in 82 were the MKIV (turtle) helmet that most of the corps and supporting arms wore (all the pictures of the the Ghurkas see this type of helmet). Then there was the so called M76 para helmet that offered no ballistic protection as it was made for parachuting only (most of these are seen with the green vinyl straps but some of the more experienced paras replaced these with the old tan para webbing straps) Made with glass reinforced plastic. There was the MK11 metal para helmets that are often mistaken for the RAC/Royal Navy MK2's that have a push in liner and a single elasticated chintrap. The marine pattern MK2's have a different liner. Then finally there was the experimental ballistic MK6 Troop Trials Helmet that had a different liner than the adopted MK6 and had a single chinstrap with a black plastic chin cup. (Not many were used and many were ditched early on as they kept falling over the wearers eyes or falling off). The only pictures I have seen of these were worn by Royal Artillery. 59 Cdo RA would have worn the metal AFV/RAC/Royal Navy MK2 or for the 'old and bold' a metal MK11 para helmet if they could get hold of them. Troop Trials Helmet  MK11 PARACHUTIST HELMET  'M76' LIGHTWEIGHT HELMET PARACHUTISTS WITH VINYL STRAPS  'M76' LIGHTWEIGHT HELMET PARACHUTISTS WITH WEBBING STRAPS  ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS/ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLE/MARINE PATTERN HELMET  BRITISH MKIV HELMET (KNOWN AS THE MKV AS IT HAD THE MK5 LINER, SHELL WAS THE MKIV)  Saludos, Bob |
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