Helmets...

Gyberg · Post by **Gyberg** » 2007-05-21 12:15

I dont think the helmets do any change in pr, in real life I have seen a helmet deflect a 5.56 bullet. I find it hard to believe that it can deflect anything bigger though.

DirtyHarry88 · Post by **DirtyHarry88** » 2007-05-21 12:19

Gyberg wrote:I dont think the helmets do any change in pr, in real life I have seen a helmet deflect a 5.56 bullet. I find it hard to believe that it can deflect anything bigger though.

There was a British soldier who's helmet was shot 2 or 3 times in Iraq during the war.

Of course a lot depends on the angle and distance the shot is fired.

Straight on and you're dead.

Gyberg · Post by **Gyberg** » 2007-05-21 12:30

DirtyHarry88 wrote:There was a British soldier who's helmet was shot 2 or 3 times in Iraq during the war.

Of course a lot depends on the angle and distance the shot is fired.

Straight on and you're dead.

That is one lucky soldier!

And yeah angle and distance is the two most important factors besides caliber, I think deflect is the keyword not a chance in hell that a helmet is going to stop a bullet straight on.

DirtyHarry88 · Post by **DirtyHarry88** » 2007-05-21 12:32

Gyberg wrote:That is one lucky soldier!

And yeah angle and distance is the two most important factors besides caliber, I think deflect is the keyword not a chance in hell that a helmet is going to stop a bullet straight on.

True.

Although they'd stop pistol bullets.

Swe_Olsson · Post by **Swe_Olsson** » 2007-05-21 12:44

but most of all, they stop the shit bombing of birds

You must have a pretty much heavy headache after being shot in the head, im sure.. but there was a guy in the 2nd world war... who actually has survived being shot in the head... they just recently removed it

so lol

robbo · Post by **robbo** » 2007-05-21 13:09

MK6 helmet shot 3 times.

Blackhawk 5 · Post by **Blackhawk 5** » 2007-05-21 13:34

In real life it can take 9mm bullets, im guessing it can do in PR at least 2 because when i was a pilot, took 2 headshots to kill someone once, dont know if the hitbox bugg or lag.

DirtyHarry88 · Post by **DirtyHarry88** » 2007-05-21 13:35

Blackhawk 5 wrote:In real life it can take 9mm bullets, im guessing it can do in PR at least 2 because when i was a pilot, took 2 headshots to kill someone once, dont know if the hitbox bugg or lag.

I'd guess the last 2.

MadTommy · Post by **MadTommy** » 2007-05-21 13:36

ok a little off in direction..and will show my age..but when i was a nipper my 1st maths teacher had a large hole through one of his ears..it was from a bullet from WW1, yes one not two

.. it was pretty nuts. He only really had the rim of his ear left. One very lucky man!

LiquidSnake · Post by **LiquidSnake** » 2007-05-21 13:50

MadTommy wrote:ok a little off in direction..and will show my age..but when i was a nipper my 1st maths teacher had a large hole through one of his ears..it was from a bullet from WW1, yes one not two .. it was pretty nuts. He only really had the rim of his ear left. One very lucky man!

You are about 45 to 50 years ol i guess ^^. Am i right ?

MadTommy · Post by **MadTommy** » 2007-05-21 13:59

35..he was a very old teacher.. and i was a nipper.

arthuro12 · Post by **arthuro12** » 2007-05-21 14:23

lolz, well theres NO way that a helmet stops bullets, a helmet is for example to stop rocks and stuff.. (u know, shite that drops from the sky, like frogs and fish..)

Zodiaccup · Post by **Zodiaccup** » 2007-05-21 14:28

arthuro12 wrote:lolz, well theres NO way that a helmet stops bullets, a helmet is for example to stop rocks and stuff.. (u know, shite that drops from the sky, like frogs and fish..)

There is now way that a helmet stops bullets?
Even if they are not designed to stop bullets,
the can deflect at least some of them.

Gaz · Post by **Gaz** » 2007-05-21 14:49

The Mk.6 helmet is not primarily designed to be bullet-proof. It will deflect most 9mm rounds, and given the angle and velocity of impact, 5.56mm rounds. 7.62 from massive range will not penetrate it either.

It was designed as shrapnel protection from grenades and other nasty stuff

arneboe · Post by **arneboe** » 2007-05-21 14:56

MK6 helmet shot 3 times

hope that soldier learns to keep his head low

BAD BEN · Post by **BAD BEN** » 2007-05-21 14:57

this reminds me in saving private ryan when a guy got shot in the helmet which deflected the bullet then he took it off and got shot in the head

Gaz · Post by **Gaz** » 2007-05-21 15:08

that pic afair is from an IED attack on a snatch wagon, which was shrapnel, not bullets.

El_Vikingo · Post by **El_Vikingo** » 2007-05-21 15:11

robbo wrote:
MK6 helmet shot 3 times.

The guy wasn't wearing the helmet when it got shot at, so I've heard. It's one of those heroism stories that they sell.

Mouse · Post by **Mouse** » 2007-05-21 15:19

El_Vikingo wrote:The guy wasn't wearing the helmet when it got shot at, so I've heard. It's one of those heroism stories that they sell.

I read that aswell