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The Development History of Helmets
- Time: 2024/7/24 Posted: ChangDa Communication(ShenZhen)Co.,Ltd.
- Helmets can be traced back to ancient times. Primitive humans used fibrous materials such as coconut shells, as well as armadillo shells (qi ú y ú ke) and giant turtle shells, to protect their heads during hunting and fighting. To block the attack. Later, with the development of metallurgical technology and the needs of war, metal helmets were invented. The earliest metal helmet abroad was a bronze helmet manufactured around 800 BC. However, the Shang Dynasty bronze helmet unearthed in Yin Xu in Anyang in China has an animal face pattern on the front, which can cover people's ears and neck on the left, right and back, and has a history of about 3000 years. It can be said that the Yin Ruins bronze helmet is the earliest metal helmet in the world.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, with the emergence of firearms such as pistols and rifles, copper helmets basically lost their protective function, and people had to seek new helmet materials. During World War I, the French army was the first to develop helmets that could prevent shrapnel from shells, known as the "Adrien" helmet. It's quite an interesting story to say: in the First World War, the extensive use of machine guns and cannons caused huge casualties to the unprotected participants, and both sides were helpless against the flying shrapnel. One day, a French soldier was on duty in the kitchen when suddenly a German shell hit, causing smoke and shrapnel to spread. In order to protect his head, the soldier hastily grabbed a pot on his head, but the result was really effective. The scattered shrapnel in the air hit the iron pot and fell one after another, saving the soldier's life. Later, a general named Adrian learned about this and was inspired to immediately order the development of a metal helmet capable of bulletproof plates. This helmet is made of Hatnon steel, so it is also called a steel helmet. During World War I, both the US and British armies were equipped with helmets weighing approximately 0.5-1.8kg. Although helmets at that time only had a metal shell and padding, they were the prototype of modern helmets. During World War II, the United States developed manganese steel helmets such as M1, which greatly improved their protective capabilities. However, weapons are constantly developing and their destructive power is increasing, and the killing effect of light weapons has also greatly improved. Manganese steel helmets can no longer meet the new protection needs, and the development of helmets is facing new challenges. In the 1970s, when American companies developed a single soldier protective collar, there was a new breakthrough in the development of helmets.
From the materials used in the helmets of major countries' armies in the 20th century, there are mainly the following types of helmets: Kevlar helmets, nylon helmets, modified polypropylene, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene helmets, and steel helmets. The Kevlar helmet of the US military was first used in the Battle of Grenada. According to the summary report of the 1983 US invasion of the small Caribbean country of Grenada, a total of 22 7.62mm bullets hit the Kevlar helmet, but none of them were able to penetrate it. The bulletproof performance of the Kevlar helmet has been tested in actual combat during the invasion of Grenada and the subsequent Gulf War. In today's world, besides the US military, the armies of Japan, Germany, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Singapore, Canada and other countries are equipped with Kevlar helmets. The French army replaced the 1951 with a new type of helmet in the 1980s. The new helmet material is manganese steel, which improves the protective performance; Except for France, the armies of countries such as Russia, Denmark, the Czech Republic, and the Netherlands also use steel helmets, but are also researching synthetic material helmets, and some countries' armies have already partially equipped them.
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