Not so long ago in one of the materials I sadly lamented, mental debilitation that society takes in the information space rampant. I translate: tupeet people. And another proof.
properly, I was looking at all on this subject information, but I was shocked, how many people on the Internet just mindlessly copied stuff and nonsense. The fruits of the myths and legends with such confidence, that takes aback.
Just as the chain broke down with all these features in a zen. About social networks keep quiet about the frontal armor of the tank head, but there's nothing you will not do, as it appears.
It remains only to take and debunk these myths, that, generally, quite a nonsense. About helmets, who puzzled soldiers, of guns, who did not shoot, oh ... so many topics today.
I'll start with the myth, then we'll talk about things are not of such serious, but entertaining. forgive, all in one pot, but we are talking about helmets, because like it is ok.
so, 9 of 10,5 Internet users (0,5 - is to place another myth) sure, that the horns on a German helmet - a tribute to the ancient German sagas and legends. Okay, I am exaggerating, of course, but the story of the horns on their helmets - a measure.
Through the efforts of internet warriors, many already know, that these horns is a steel plate, which increases armor and extinguished the impact of a rifle bullet.
Here also began doomsday ...
Idea, type, class, execution does not cake, because the poor German stormtroopers almost rip the head. But yes, they quickly abandoned this idea just because, that miserable neck of German infantrymen them, Marines, were expensive.
that such? Well, nothing special, except, that all this is fiction, from the first to the last word.
Outraged cries of "what about Wikipedia?"sweep aside. Find that would, who is this nonsense in Vic posted, That would be interesting.
But the glory of coincidence, in Russia is not extinct people are smart, capable of more, spread fudge than the yards. for example, Pavel Prokhorov from "Steel Helmet", which resulted in a delightful account of the entire history of this unfortunate flap (references are the sources, there are a lot of interesting information).
The only thing, is not there, - is the least dokumentik, Well, at least some bumazhonki, to which reference may be made, on the basis of which one can say firmly, that the soldiers refused to use nalobnik, because they come off the head.
So that, in fact, - Su-24, which de-energize "Donald Cook".
And that was actually?
And in fact, it was the 1915 th and there were problems in the Reichswehr. It was a war, to protect the heads of the soldiers were needed helmets. the, this thing is very useful in trench warfare, understood all. Well, may be, except Russian, and then we ordered Adrian Helmet allies.
The Germans were all just. Helmets are required, but, beginning of the evolution of the ridiculous and not very durable "Pickelhaube", Output turned steel helmet Shverda captain. But he began to provoke complaints about its ability to stop bullets and fragments. In particular shrapnel.
The helmet should have been or thicken (make heavier), or to use more modern materials.
Captain Shverd wrote in a memorandum on the subject, that in order, helmet to meet all of the requirements, for making it necessary to use 1.5% chromium-nickel steel -ing.
And production 1 million helmets required 15 tons pure nickel. I Krupp, and "Stalverke" have twisted his finger to his temple, to give birth to a number of nickel at the time it was unrealistic. Already affecting the blockade of Germany's Allies.
And without nickel helmet would have been 15-20% heavier, that too it was not very nice. Plus - again an additional consumption of steel, which could be to use something else.
And then the Germans had invented a rather original course. Was invented, this is the steel plate, which is attached by a belt and horns on the front side of the helmet.
Weighing plate near 1 kg, what, properly, indeed it was hard.
However, no one ever planned to send to the attack assault groups or simple soldiers in helmets with these plates. Really, this is just stupid, but the Germans were not fools.
In the instructions for use, The Germans were masters in terms of inventing instructions, stated, nalobnik that should be applied in special tactical conditions in a positional struggle against enemy infantry fire.
Nalobnik had carried a soldier in the knapsack or otherwise, along with personal belongings, but, to his (nalobnik) can be quickly attached to the helmet.
Even come up with the appropriate command: "Shields up!» ("Solid up!»). Nalobnik shields can be considered conditionally, but nonetheless.
The most interesting: and who was supposed to throw a "shield" on top? That is attached to the helmet visor? It was also regulated. And German simple and tasteful:
1. artillery reconnaissance.
2. Artillery and mortar spotters.
3. trench observers. That is, those, who had during the artillery barrage to watch the movements of the enemy's infantry and (important in the First World, for gas attack).
4. Duty calculations guns.
everything is logical, they, who would not go into hiding and were in a situation, when there was an opportunity to give up their lives, You should receive extra protection.
Of any attack aircraft with additional kilogram of steel on his head it was not. About any soldiers, going to attack. Exclusively situated in defense soldiers, exposed, as it is now said, Additional risk factors.
the Germans, hell, instead Guard Papua ...
And because the flaps-nalobnik was planned to produce only 5% of the total number.
A nalobnik quite well worn until the end of the war and the Germans, and their allies.
Bulgarians
The Austrians
Nothing, no one broke, Reichswehr continued to order nalobnik, Furthermore, Similar devices have been in service with the French and American armies.
Yes, weight was negative torque. Basically, he's just ruined the whole thing, but nonetheless, the annals of history have not saved a single case of cervical vertebrae fractures in any of the warring armies of soldier.
by the way, fully admit just, that the cases were. single. And then "the soldier's radio" blown gossip of units and subunits. And the "horror stories" did their job.
But in our time, even God himself ordered to post gossip and stories, It has nothing to do with reality. Alas, This is the reality of today.
so, in terms of output:
1. Guards-nalobnik for steel helmets of the German army were produced in minute amounts. There are only some were released about 50 000 pieces with a total output of helmets 6 millions.
2. Cases of fractures of the neck in contact with bullets in a weighted flap helmet is not fixed.
3. Similarly, helmets and intensified in other armies. Helmets provoevali the war.
4. neither stormtroopers, nor the infantry did not go over the top with a helmet on nalobnik, not to march in this garb. Nalobnik intended to be used in limited circumstances prescribed.
Tales of severe injuries is nothing more than myth-making of the Internet audience.
A source: https://vk.com/topic-180133513_40452065?offset=0
/Roman Skomorokhov, topwar.ru/
