Have you ever seen the strange hats worn by tankers? Particularly incomprehensible in them are the amusing convex stripes right on the head. Surely every person at least once wondered why they are needed at all on a helmet. They are not made for beauty. The bulges on the headdress have a very specific function.
The tank helmets familiar to all of us appeared in the 1930s, when the armored direction in all the armies of the world, including the Red Army, was rapidly developing. Requirements for service combat gear for tankers were very simple. The headset had to be made convenient to use, with the ability to establish voice communication, and most importantly, it had to perform a protective function.
Why was the tanker's helmet supposed to protect? As you might guess, from hitting your head on the body of the tank while driving over rough terrain, as well as when overcoming various obstacles. It will be difficult for those who have not been in the tank to understand, but hitting your head in an "iron box" about something not even strongly protruding positive emotions in life definitely does not add. Moreover, with a high degree of probability, it will lead to serious injury, up to a broken head and concussion.
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This is exactly what the shock absorbing pads on the helmet are for. In fact, the design of the 1930s headset that is still used today is not new. Such comforters with rollers existed long before that. For example, something very similar was worn under steel helmets in all medieval and ancient wars. The only difference is that at that time the comforters were thinner and were usually made of fabric and soft leather.
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In addition, each tank helmet has a microphone and headphones. They are needed in order to communicate with the rest of the crew. Despite the fact that everyone is sitting side by side in a combat vehicle, during the movement of the tank and even more so in the battle, it is virtually impossible to hear each other's voices without means of communication.
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