New, better helmet for Dutchies in 2011

AfterDune · 2009-03-24, 11:27

Source TNO: nu.nl/algemeen | Betere helm voor Nederlandse soldaten in 2011 (this is in dutch)

(below is a Google translation, am too lazy to translate it all myself

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AMSTERDAM - Dutch troops from 2011 to wear a new helmet that weighs less, a better fit and more protection. The helmet consists of several parts which are removable. In addition, the safety helmet according to the designers in stripped down form a friendly relation.

This can be useful when contact with people is sought, according to the designers. This includes the glasses, there are variants in which the eyes are visible. What is often not the case.

Testing
If the tests for Galea (for Roman helmet) can extract good from 2011 to 5500 soldiers of the new helmets use.

New sections on the Galea, the old helmet in the nineties to replace his loose neck, jaw and ear. According to developer Jan Brouwer TNO, the helmets so that soldiers have rarely top of the skull can become injured.

"Also, we now extend protection for neck, neck and face, without the modern soldier as a knight looks," says Brouwer.

At a show in Prague was a design innovation rewarded.

Halo anyone? Or give him some dreads and you get a Predator mask

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Anhkhoa · 2009-03-24, 11:39

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Originally Posted by [R-DEV]AfterDune

give him some dreads and you get a Predator mask

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The best BluFor will be this..

Dunehunter · 2009-03-24, 11:44

That looks sweet, just like a drop trooper from Halo

Good to see the Dutch getting better helmets, now all we have to hope for is a couple of loads falling off a truck somewhere near the border.

Z-trooper · 2009-03-24, 11:45

looks pretty bad ass. Nice to see some thinking outside the box when it comes to helmets.

Durkie · 2009-03-24, 11:51

The future is now

Sweet helmet

supahpingi · 2009-03-24, 12:21

Reminds me of ghost recon advanced warfighter

arjan · 2009-03-24, 12:21

wtf, i kinda not like it, altough it might be realy nice for a soldier

ice_killer · 2009-03-24, 17:26

well lets get them ingame

Priby · 2009-03-24, 17:30

Niveau 2 and 3 look 1337, 1 looks kinda like a cycle helmet.

Dunehunter · 2009-03-24, 18:20

I think that it's meant to, to not look too threatening to the local population (compared to US troops for example)

2009-03-24, 11:44	#3
Dunehunter Retired Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 12,101 Belgium Location: Ghent Blog Entries: 2	Re: New, better helmet for Dutchies in 2011 That looks sweet, just like a drop trooper from Halo Good to see the Dutch getting better helmets, now all we have to hope for is a couple of loads falling off a truck somewhere near the border.
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2009-03-24, 11:45	#4
Z-trooper Retired PR Developer Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 4,108 Denmark Location: (0,0,0) Blog Entries: 13	Re: New, better helmet for Dutchies in 2011 looks pretty bad ass. Nice to see some thinking outside the box when it comes to helmets.
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2009-03-24, 11:51	#5
Durkie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 261 Netherlands Location: Fryslan	Re: New, better helmet for Dutchies in 2011 The future is now Sweet helmet

2009-03-24, 12:21	#6
supahpingi Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,914 Vietnam	Re: New, better helmet for Dutchies in 2011 Reminds me of ghost recon advanced warfighter
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2009-03-24, 12:21	#7
arjan Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,854 Netherlands	Re: New, better helmet for Dutchies in 2011 wtf, i kinda not like it, altough it might be realy nice for a soldier
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2009-03-24, 17:26	#8
ice_killer Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,356 Netherlands Location: Netherlands	Re: New, better helmet for Dutchies in 2011 well lets get them ingame

2009-03-24, 17:30	#9
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2009-03-24, 18:20	#10
Dunehunter Retired Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 12,101 Belgium Location: Ghent Blog Entries: 2	Re: New, better helmet for Dutchies in 2011 I think that it's meant to, to not look too threatening to the local population (compared to US troops for example)
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