M-80 (M80) - Iraqi combined arms helmet.
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History
In the early 1980s, the military-political leadership of Iraq decided to replace the steel helmets of the Soviet, Polish and British production in the troops with more modern ones, since at that time the country was at war with Iran . Since the United States imposed an arms embargo and trade and economic sanctions on Iraq on December 29, 1979, it was not possible to purchase helmets in NATO countries and their allies.
As a result, the design and manufacture of the helmet was commissioned by South Korea. Korean engineers have developed a new helmet, which was made of plastic "Corlon" (licensed from Germany).
The helmet was in service with the Iraqi armed forces until 2003. After the invasion of the United States and its allies in Iraq in the spring of 2003, the Iraqi armed forces ceased to exist. On May 23, 2003, the command of the coalition forces announced the dissolution of the Iraqi armed forces and the dissolution of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense [1] .
Later, under the control of the occupation administration in the country, the creation of a new army and police began, on the equipment of which the American Kevlar helmets PASGT and other models began to arrive.
Description
The helmet looks reminiscent of the American M1 , made of fabric ( canvas ) with the Corlon reinforcing polymer coating, weighs 960 grams. It is painted in dark green or yellow sand color. The comforter is modeled on the American US M73 helmet liner .
The helmet can be equipped with a fabric cover or camouflage net.
Operator countries
- Iraq
During the Persian Gulf War and the Iraq War, a number of helmets of this type were removed from the country by coalition troops as trophies or souvenirs.
Notes
- ↑ “ On 23 May 2003, the US civilian administrator for Iraq, L. Paul Bremer, abolished several ministries and institutions of Saddam Hussein's regime, and disbanded the Iraqi army, declaring them illegal. The ministries of defense and information were among institutions being dissolved »
Ministry of Defense // globalsecurity.org