Very interesting, although you mention the helmet stops 9x18 Makarov from an APS but the footage seems to show it stopping a 9x21mm Gyurza being fired from a SR-1 Vector, which is more closer to .357 Mag then 9x18 Mak ballistically.

@Fairfax_kit

Жыл бұрын

you're right, by the time I realized that I had already uploaded...Im trying to get a 2nd one so I can test it, as well as correct my previous statements on it's protection.

This is really good… I would love to see you test one in the future

@Fairfax_kit

Жыл бұрын

Thanks you! I'd like to test one, it's just a matter of finding another to get into the US.

Those are not issued by Russian armed forces in current conflict. I only saw used by Ukrainian pro-Russian separatists who took out from old soviet warehouses in Ukraine and the SSH-68’s used for training in camps for new enlisted.

It's officially rated to Br2, which is 5 consecutive hits of 9×21mm Gyurza 7N28 lead-core ammo from an SR-1 Vektor, pretty good imo. There's even tests of it stopping 9x39 AP rounds.

@Fairfax_kit

Жыл бұрын

you're correct, though at the time i was mistaken on that info. I'd like to correct it in a future video if possible.

@muwuny

Жыл бұрын

@@Fairfax_kit Just wondering, do you know how sizes on these work? I've seen photos of some with size markings on the label, but most, including mine, don't have any size info anywhere. Are they just one size fits all?

@Fairfax_kit

Жыл бұрын

@@muwuny i can't say for certain. the older 6b14 used large and extra large shells for manufacture, so the large with kevlar became a medium and the XL became a large, the aramid filling in space inside and making the head fitment smaller. It's probably the same on the Kolpak but I have no definitive proof.

Guy is paying Ukrainian rats to scavange active battlefields for the entertainment of us sweaty armchair generals. Truly a hero we are not worthy of.

@Fairfax_kit

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you appreciate the effort

saw your comment on oxides channel, good video. subscribed.

@Fairfax_kit

Жыл бұрын

I do appreciate you checking out my video. I hope to test a kolpak in the future...getting one into the US isnt easy right now.

@alphawolfgang173

Жыл бұрын

@@Fairfax_kit yeah i bet. not sure why people are trash talking it, helmets are supposed to stop fragmentation, bullet resistance is nice and all but most rounds are 5.56x45 and 5.45x39, no helmets are stopping those rounds anyway. the fragmentation protection of the kolpak should be sufficient for its intended purpose.

@Fairfax_kit

Жыл бұрын

@@alphawolfgang173 I've heard unconfirmed reports of this helmet surviving a subsonic 9x39 round...obviously take that with a grain of salt. As for all the trash talking, I think it's a case of the uninformed looking for something to propagate about how "bad" Russian equipment is. There's a lot of propaganda trying to frame the russians as issuing trash gear, and that MUST be the reason they're failing in Ukraine. But russia's failures arent a result of their body armor...this is a fine helmet.

@alphawolfgang173

Жыл бұрын

@@Fairfax_kit lots of disingenuous propaganda out there, im not even pro russia but i still try to stick to the facts.

@Fairfax_kit

Жыл бұрын

@@alphawolfgang173 I agree, downplaying the effectiveness of your opponent's gear is a dangerous precedent to set in your side's minds.

I look forward to a dissection of it if you find another one. How many layers of aramid are in it? is it aramid or UHMPWE fibers? I believe I saw some kind of plastic like liner between the mesh and the ballistic fibers?

@Fairfax_kit

Жыл бұрын

A lot of info came to light that I wasn't originally aware of, but it seems that they exclusively use UHMPWE as opposed to kevlar. Russian documentation claims that this helmet can stop 7.62x25 and 9x21...not bad all things considered. I really should amend the info in this video, and I probably will if I get another one to shoot at.

Are the layers of UHMPWE just sewn together or are they heat bonded together? how many layers is it I wonder?

Well made video

Better than nothing, but probably only just so. Will say it’s pretty wild seeing actual WW2 era equipment be drug out of storage Nad upgraded and out to use on both sides in this war.

@Fairfax_kit

Жыл бұрын

I agree. The helmet seems to be pretty decent, but it speaks volumes that russia has to dig out 80 year old equipment.

@alphawolfgang173

Жыл бұрын

i think its a pretty good idea. helmets are meant to stop fragmentation anyway, and the added kevlar does help.

@baneofbanes

Жыл бұрын

@@alphawolfgang173 older helmets are. Modern helmets are also made to prevent some rifle rounds. This is a downgrade on that.

@alphawolfgang173

Жыл бұрын

@@baneofbanes i know its not the best helmet in the world but its literally better than nothing and the addded kevlar is an upgrade.

@baneofbanes

Жыл бұрын

@@alphawolfgang173 ok sorry I think I misunderstood you.

Where did all of your metro 2033 weapon videos go?

Russian SSO and VDV are probably the very few unit have helmet mounted NV. the rest mostly use night scope on their rifle, so this helmet is enough. I mean no one wanna join the SSO and have a Kolpak.

@alphawolfgang173

Жыл бұрын

i rarely even see russians with ANY optics. seems silly to be issued the ak12s with no optics.

@blumpfreyfranks8863

Жыл бұрын

Professional contract regiments and units are issued the better equipment, I served in the 61st Naval Infantry Brigade and we were among the first to be issued Ratnik equipment as well as modernised T-80BVM's and so on.

@Rokaize

9 ай бұрын

While America and nato went with helmet mounted night vision. Russia stuck with the weapon mounted variety. Some of which are actually very, very good if you ever get a chance to try one out.

A quick question, is the original steel pot a Ssh60 or ssh40?

@Fairfax_kit

Жыл бұрын

on the kolpk 20, it's an SSh40. on the 6b14, it's an SSH68

@poodledoodle2416

Жыл бұрын

@@Fairfax_kit what’s the reason Russia have to dig into its ww2 helmet stockpile, has the ssh68 from the Cold War era already ran out?

@sTiErLiTz876

Жыл бұрын

@@poodledoodle2416 используют все старые шлемы

@cubankid1959

Жыл бұрын

​@@poodledoodle2416it's probably an ssh-60, which looks almost identical to an ssh-40

nice new vegas ending music

Are these possible to get for cheap

@Fairfax_kit

Жыл бұрын

not really. I'm sure that after the war they'll come down in price, but finding them at the moment is very difficult.

SSh-40/22

A nation that can afford the nuclear arsenal that Russia has can afford nods for their troops. It's just not their number one priority. Also the Russian doctrine revolves heavily around night vision scopes on rifles, which allows for passive aiming, at the cost of nighttime situational awareness.

@Mini_Akr

Жыл бұрын

Доктрина России это Превосходство в огневой мощи над противникам Все крутится вокруг штурмовой авиации и артилерии

The best helmet is the one you have on your head

Где отстрел шлема.

@гедех

Жыл бұрын

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