View Full Version : Combat Helmets ---> MICH
Ok so is the MICH helmet really going to take the place of the PASGT helmet? If so are they going to make modifications to the MICH so that it covers more of your head and does not expose so much? I hear you might be more vulnerable to rear shots and shrapnel because of the small round shape of this helmet. It also does not look very intimidating, it looks like a bike helmet. I think the German-like design of the PASGT was very cool and covered a good amount of the head. I think that they should use the same shape as the PASGT or maybe even the experimental M5 but at the same time use the same materials as the MICH so that it is still really strong. Will the MICH ever become that classic American helmet that everybody recognizes like the M1 or are they going to change it up a bit. I just wonder these things sometimes.
LaoSexMachine
09-30-2008, 09:47 PM
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=9
Skutatos
09-30-2008, 09:48 PM
The MICH/ACH has replaced the PASGT in the army and the LWH replaced the PASGT in the USMC.
LineDoggie
09-30-2008, 10:10 PM
The MICH/ACH has replaced the PASGT in the army and the LWH replaced the PASGT in the USMC.
ACH/MICH may have Officially replaced the PASGT, but there are still Very Many Troops wearing it. I for one by Choice prefer the PASGT to the ACH. I retrofitted Mine with the 4 point chinstrap and the Pads lining, No Complaints from me and I appreciate the extra Protection it affords.
I have a PASGT as well and it is comfortable and looks nice. I just dont like the looks of the MICH/ACH
Seraphim
09-30-2008, 11:58 PM
I have a PASGT as well and it is comfortable and looks nice. I just dont like the looks of the MICH/ACH
Because we all know the LCF is all that matters...
James
10-01-2008, 12:13 AM
I have a PASGT as well and it is comfortable and looks nice. I just dont like the looks of the MICH/ACH
Is this related to airsoft?
Is this related to airsoft? no, I would have posted it in that section if it was. This is about the real thing. You can use PASGT and MICH helms for airsoft though, a bit expensive I would think.
LineDoggie
10-01-2008, 12:58 AM
Recently, I had seen a PEO Soldier memo? that showed a soft Kevlar nape pad to protect the back of the head/neck, it looked as gay as Richard Simmons.....
Recently, I had seen a PEO Soldier memo? that showed a soft Kevlar nape pad to protect the back of the head/neck, it looked as gay as Richard Simmons.....
yeah helmet design these days is way different than back around ww1. They made some sweet looking proto types back then that looked like knight helmets and greek helmets and stuff like that. Now we got no sense of style.
Heazy
10-01-2008, 03:47 AM
I have a PASGT as well and it is comfortable and looks nice. I just dont like the looks of the MICH/ACH
The MICH is far better than the PASGT in my opinion. The suspension is a lot better, it's lighter, and offers my dome alot better protection. Wearing a PASGT's sweat band used to drive me crazy.
digrar
10-01-2008, 04:28 AM
no, I would have posted it in that section if it was. This is about the real thing. You can use PASGT and MICH helms for airsoft though, a bit expensive I would think.
Moved to the equipment and gear thread, leave the general section for military news type topics.
Blutarsky
10-03-2008, 02:14 AM
Is mich made from a differnt more protective Kevlar than PASGT?
Sloppy Joe2
10-03-2008, 02:39 AM
i liked the ACH, took me a while to find a comfortable positioning of the pads but overall worked well. never had to use com headsets with PASGT but it was very comfortable with the ACH.
Hippo
10-03-2008, 05:05 AM
Is mich made from a differnt more protective Kevlar than PASGT?
yes. I believe there is a tighter weave of kevlar in the ach
Nodak
10-03-2008, 05:29 AM
no, I would have posted it in that section if it was. This is about the real thing. You can use PASGT and MICH helms for airsoft though, a bit expensive I would think.
a replica is like 40-50 dolars
yes. I believe there is a tighter weave of kevlar in the ach
the ARL team is designing a new helmet made from a completely different material than Kevlar. They are experimenting with UHMWPE which is suposed to be strong. I dont know weather the apperence of the helmet will change at all but it might be nice. You can read more about it here: http://www.army.mil/-news/2008/03/24/8086-arl-researchers-lead-next-generation-helmet-development/
steve2071
10-04-2008, 08:43 PM
Recently, I had seen a PEO Soldier memo? that showed a soft Kevlar nape pad to protect the back of the head/neck, it looked as gay as Richard Simmons.....
Lol. like the Colonial Marines!
http://colonialmarines.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/terry-english-colonial-marine-armour/terry-english-colonial-marine-armour023.JPG
Lol. like the Colonial Marines!
http://colonialmarines.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/terry-english-colonial-marine-armour/terry-english-colonial-marine-armour023.JPG
is that an ACH or something? It looks different with that camo cover. Infact it looks like an old M1
kutter
10-04-2008, 08:58 PM
is that an ACH or something? It looks different with that camo cover. Infact it looks like an old M1
Yes it is an M1. At the time Aliens was made the Kevlar Fritz helmet were still new and very difficult to get on the civillian market, so the prop department used M1 helmets and jazzed them up.
Apogee
10-05-2008, 06:17 PM
Recently, I had seen a PEO Soldier memo? that showed a soft Kevlar nape pad to protect the back of the head/neck, it looked as gay as Richard Simmons.....
It doesn't look that cool, but it actually makes the helmet more comfortable. Esp with NODs on. Retains a good bit of heat though.
i liked the ACH, took me a while to find a comfortable positioning of the pads but overall worked well. never had to use com headsets with PASGT but it was very comfortable with the ACH.
the headsets were really hard for me to get comfortable, seems one side was always not creating a good seal and letting in external noise which while on the road isn't good when you are trying to listen to the cc above the wind blowing in your ear. The ACH is a great improvement over the PASGT, i have less headaches when wearing it for over an hour, like when you are going on patrol or on convoy ops. I love how well the ACH was suited or jumps also, having to strain against the crash pad while trying to adjust the bunny ears wasn't fun inside the aircraft .
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