US military: how to name everything you own in less than 5 numbers. M1, M2, M3, M4 and occasionally, M5

@alface935

Жыл бұрын

Damn...

@donlarocque5157

Жыл бұрын

I have always said that.

@ae0lus217

Жыл бұрын

M901 wants to know your location

@alface935

Жыл бұрын

@@ae0lus217 You know what the world needs? M64,M69 and M420

@CMDRFandragon

Жыл бұрын

@@alface935 only thing the world needs is more M103A2

"The M2 was basically just a modified version of the M1" You can take this quote, slap it on pretty much any catagory of american equipment, and it still makes sense.

@a1marine105

Жыл бұрын

M1 Abrams Ight bet M1a1 Wut? *M1A2*

@para_magnus2200

Жыл бұрын

@@a1marine105 well with the Abrams M1 is Orginal Abrams M1IP/IPM1 (same vehicle) is an M1 with improved armour M1A1 is the next major modification of the Abrams M1A1 HC (Heavy Common) was an M1A1 with better armour and digital engine control M1A2 which gave CITV to enhance hunter-killer capability M1A2 SEP with 2nd gen thermals and new armour You get the picture. There’s like 15 Abrams variants and I’m not listing them all A new MBT would be the M2

@NuttyCuts_

Жыл бұрын

@@a1marine105 works with the m2 carbine and m2 flamethrower

@Specter_1125

Жыл бұрын

Not really with the rifles.

@kingofhorror4489

Жыл бұрын

Gay

Love your videos. You encouraged me to buy my first world war II American uniform lot from the 44th division. Edit: that video about checking the pockets of original uniforms helped me when I bought a World war one American uniform. I found a original dog tag from the soldier who wore the uniform

@WorldWarWisdom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad to hear that. Hope you love the uniform!

@theexploding1330

Жыл бұрын

​@@WorldWarWisdom are you're liners repro or original?

i went to jump school in 1983. yea we used the M2 in jump school. of course once i got to the 82nd, we got the new Kevlar helmet or K pot. and like the m2 there is about four differences just for paratroopers. we special....lol

man i love these videos, good work

I always thought that the British paratrooper helmet looked cool. Much cooler than their standard helmet.

@justinbaker5749

Жыл бұрын

The Brodie helmet may be iconic, but damn is it goofy looking. Their paratrooper helmets actually look like helmets lol

@Ace-tw4fl

Жыл бұрын

@@justinbaker5749 you look goofy nigga

@then00brathalos

9 ай бұрын

​@@justinbaker5749Brodie helmet. Cuz wearing a fedora in a trench isnt very safe innit ? Lowkey my favourite helmet due to how goofy that design is

@Eric-kn4yn

7 ай бұрын

​@@justinbaker5749 cornish tin miner helmet brodie must have seen and thought but only 4 overhead shrapnel

That’s so funny… I am a advocate, helmet, collector, and I’ve never heard of the M2

@donlarocque5157

Жыл бұрын

I knew a reenactor that collected German helmets. Some from WWI were strange looking.

@MilitaryRelics1944

Ай бұрын

They weren’t commonly used, for Normandy standard fixed bales were more common

2 of my great-uncles wore those during their stints in the 82nd Airborne

I remember in the 60s there was this Army Navy store and as kids we thought were buying army helmets for a couple bucks, but really we were buying plastic helmet liners. I liked the little canvas backpacks.

now ma' friends, prepare for. . . THE M2 GARAND!!!!

Wow! I actually had an M2 and the liner too and didn’t know it until now. My Dad have it to me in 1973, along with a bunch of other military gear and I played Army all day long. I had to give it away when we moved away the next year, but I remember those features. What a shame.

Soldiers and marines: Imma keep those straps off, I can break my neck if I keep it on paratroopers:

@ianthompson2802

Жыл бұрын

My instructor at school was a paratrooper he said "of course something is wrong with us, we jump out of perfectly working planes to get shot at" when I questioned something he was doing if it was safe

@halfgecko3202

Жыл бұрын

​@@ianthompson2802 I mean, I'm fairly certain that most of those planes were far from perfectly working.

@NuttyCuts_

Жыл бұрын

Just shows that paratroopers knew it was bullshit

@noobplaye1218

Жыл бұрын

They look like 1940's version PASGT helmets

@ThatOneRussianTank

Жыл бұрын

@@ianthompson2802u really asked that? Holy 💀

Ah yes I’m firing from a abandoned m2 50 cal, calling in m2 mortar strikes, with my m2 carbine next to my empty m2 flamethrower, bullets flying over my m2 helmet mean while a random m2 medium tank appears out of nowhere (like wtf where did that come from, they were barely even made)

@Orca19904

16 күн бұрын

And then the M3 division is sent in to relieve you. :P

You just answered my longest question I've been thinking about for a while, I was curious and/or wondering why there was two helmets instead of one. You've just answered my question and or curiosity about it.

I've never heard of an M2 Helmet. I have heard of an M1-C

@WorldWarWisdom

Жыл бұрын

They were similar, but the M1-C wasn’t issued until January of 1945.

However, the m2 was only issued to paratroopers, so it was less common.

And then there was the M1C which replaced the welded-on bales with hinged versions which were less likely to break and snap off than the fixed versions.

Helmet, Steel, M1 U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, M1 U.S. Carbine, Caliber .30, M1 M1 Bayonet ik there's a ton of other "M1" designated things I just can't remember them all.

@Orca19904

16 күн бұрын

Tank, combat, full-tracked, 105mm gun, M1

Bro turned into captain America

I love WW2 history, this young man is very informative, what great videos, keep up the good work 🇨🇦

I have my own 101st airborne paratrooper impression thanks to you world war wisdom you inspired me to become a ww2 us paratrooper reenactor

your esoteric knowledge was interesting, thanks for sharing it.

That chinstrap change Must have felt like when we went from the suspension system to football helmet style padding. Night and day in terms of comfort

In every WWII game I have ever played, no npcs ever used the helmet straps for some reason. 🤷‍♂️

@The-CIA-

Жыл бұрын

Irl a lot of people didn’t as well, because they said if you were knocked down hard enough, the weight of the helmet would snap their necks

Beard goes crazy

The German Luftwaffe Paratroopers, (FALLENJAGER,) Had Basically A Standard Wehrmacht "Stahlhelm" But With The Protective "Skirt" In The Back Greatly Reduced So As To Not Cut Into The Top Of The Wearer's Shoulders When Landing.

Collection is so good man

Rewatching Band of Brothers so this is perfect

It definitely looks like my great grandfather’s helmet

Yeah early war paratroopers had a hard time as, when they jumped out, all the equipment (which was all loaded up on them, including supplies and the rifle) was ripped off from the shock of hitting the air and the chute deploying. They then hit the ground in pretty much their base uniform and had nothing more than a knife if they were lucky. Sometimes they'd land near others or by the equipment or a ways away from enemies, so they had some kind of advantage, but yeah. They then started to reinforce their jump gear and the mentality behind the M2 eventually spread to the rest of the uniform. Early 82nd airborne to late war 82nd airborne is quite different and drastically improved.

Future Curator of the WW2 Museum.

The funny part is I have heard about the m1 but never heard about the m2 😂

US military on their way to name everything M1 and M2:

Do the M3, M4, and M5 used by the USAAF as flak helmets

Now that you've heard of the M2 there is yet another improved M1 helmet for use with Bomber crews.

Me with my 1950s M1 steel pot and fox repro inner.

The chin strap is why it made it way better, it's way more sturdy & why the design is what it is now

You need an American Model 8. It's a WW1 helmet but it's one of the coolest helmets ever used by the US.

I don’t know what helmet I have it looks the same as the m2 but it has a infantry chinstrap

You forgot the most important difference: the heart!

@ironduck3163

Жыл бұрын

2nd brigade is stinky

@Peter-mz4rj

Жыл бұрын

@@ironduck3163 sorry

these US designers had really creative minds uh

If you all wanted to know what cal kestus would look like in ww2, here you go:

So I’m doing a paratrooper impression, however I have an M1 shell with a Westinghouse liner, is that still accurate?

@freduinst4333

Жыл бұрын

Yes you just need the parachute helmet shell straps and a paratrooper liner (j Murray sells parts for them) they are just as accurate because the m2 was produced for a year and replaced by the m1c using a m1 shell. Watch miss drop 44 for good info on paratroopers btw.

@freduinst4333

Жыл бұрын

If you are doing 82nd picking up a m2 would be good down the road.

@ramm9777

Жыл бұрын

@@freduinst4333 I am, I’ll see if I can eventually

@Surowykomentator

Жыл бұрын

Yes, you can still use an M1. The M2 helmets were very limited in numbers and the use of either unmodified M1 helmets with modified Inland & Westinghouse liners or standard liners was far and wide in all Airborne divisions.

@matthewmeador9565

Жыл бұрын

If it’s a front seam fixed bale, it’s fine

I know this video was made 11 months ago but my WW2 U.S. Helmet is coming next week Sunday i can't wait 😁

Tbh i didn't know there were much differences between The normal infantry helmet vs paratrooper helmet until i saw The differences in video game called enlisted.

M1 helmet for M1 Garand

Cool! I didn't know there was a special designation for the airbornes' helmet. Stands to reason, though.

Yesterday i found an old American helmet for only 7 euros at a thrift store, yes i was very happy

The army called everything the M1 back then

And it wouldn't be until the ACH until medics first hit their f'n noses...thank goodness.

I thought the paratrooper one we called the M1C

I have an M2 helmet from J Murray. Painted up as Easy company.

Love seeing all this kit compared to the stuff we used while I was in. In some ways there's such huge differences and in others it's a case of the more things change the more they stay the same.

which would make the m1c even better.

I just found out that I sold a paratrooper helmet for the price of a standard M1. It was in service around the time of operation market garden. That's shitty.

The M1 helmet, M1 Garand, M1 Carbine, M1 Thompson...😅😅😅

@dw7094

3 ай бұрын

M1 Tank

My dad has a m1 helmet in his army gear and I want to restore it

You must be rich owning all of that gear 😂

This channel is really cool of a little ww1 history..😊😎

Never knew this. Thank you!!

That looks like it fits a lite better as well.

I have a M1A but i think it missed the European theater or came in late

I went through Airborne School in 1986 with the Steel Pot with the 1950s or Post WWII design without the leather chin cup. Used all the way through Vietnam till I think 1986. Some of my guys who went through Airborne School had the PASGT with the modifications for a Paratrooper helmet which was nothing more than a crash pad at the back of the helmet bolted on with a Velcro strap that goes just above the chin strap. Paratroopers always had a special helmet liner with straps made for jumping with the general issue M1 steel helmet, all modified and simplified after WWII.

"Who does the army trust the most?" *AIRBORNE!* "Who do the ladies love the most?" *AIRBORNE!!* "Who do the Nazis fear the most?" *AIRBORNE!!!!*

Great videos. Keep ‘em comin..

so that definitely means the one i recieved from my gradfather is a m1. he never served how ever his boss collected them and on all the major anniversaries of him working at that job he would be gifted a helmet. when he retired he got a final one which he gave to me on my 16th as he already had a plain green one. just a short list of the ones i remember he has plain green, plain green but had a dent from where a round has struck it, medic helmet and a mp one, which is just the inside of the helmet and has no metal

When the m35/ m40 / m42 was better than all allied designs

@imk2007

Жыл бұрын

On what do you base this?

@freduinst4333

Жыл бұрын

@@imk2007better neck protection is why modern helmets are based on them, however the helmets were not better, they just where different. And both did the same job well.

I had an m2 I had gotten from the army navy store as a kid. Wish I still had it

Your collection of ww2 uniforms webbing helmets and equipment is very cool

Is this an original m2 helmet if so that’s crazy rare

@WorldWarWisdom

Жыл бұрын

No, I wish it was! This is an original M1 that was restored and converted to be an M2

I wore the M1 helmet for a decade and never heard of the M2 before this. From 1975 the M1 helmet was standard until replaced by the PASGT or "Fritz."

Airborne pride baby!

Bro growed a beard

I love your beard man

The M2 was so great that they stopped using it by 1943!

@WorldWarWisdom

Жыл бұрын

It wasn’t replaced until 1945 by the M1C, which is very similar to the M2 with just a couple small changes

@huntclanhunt9697

Жыл бұрын

@@WorldWarWisdom Really? I thought it ceased issue shortly after Husky due to the bales tending to break. I read that the M1C was standard, and the only people using M2s we're training units and a handful of older guys from pre M1C that never got rid of them. Btw... Any chance of a video on the M3 helmet?

I've heard it called an M1C as well, is this also a correct designation?

I would call this the m1a1 over m2

The German stahlhelm will always be the best looking helmets

@Joshua_N-A

Жыл бұрын

Fallschirmjäger may be the best looking at least to me.

@chaosXP3RT

Жыл бұрын

I have to disagree. I really like the look of the M1 helmet

I own a WW2 helmet it belonged to my great great great grandfather luckily he didn’t die in war he died of old age but my father took the helmet out of my grandma’s house and when I looked at it I knew it was REALLY OLD my grandma says it comes from 1940-945

@curiousentertainment3008

7 ай бұрын

Is the rim seam on the front or back? Are the bales welded to the shell or are they on swivels? If it’s early war 1940 to ~1943 helmets had fixed bales then from 1943 onward they were swivel bales in late 1945 the rim seam was moved to the front its mostly considered a post war helmet and no one is sure any were ever issued to any theater.

i think it wasn't called the M2, but the M1C

Notice helmet size change in 58?

That Heart is WAY to big

M2… pretty sure that was used in the production of Captain America the first avenger in the training scene

Keep up the good content man 👍

Ah yes the d bale the thing I'm still looking for so I can start the completion of my uniform for reenactment

I believe i have an M2 helmet liner but the shell and possibly the liner strap aren't. The liner strap is a canvas one instead of a leather one

Now what about the giant helmet use by gunboat sailors

It doesn't matter how strong your helmet is if you get hit in the head with an artillery shell :D

Wait did cap wear an m2 in the first captain america movie when he actually goes to fight finally?

Where can I get the straps with the snaps for the steel pot that attach it to an m2 or m1c paratrooper helmet liner also how do I modify a Vietnam war paratrooper liner to look like a ww2 paratrooper liner.

i prefer my stahlhelm tho

I saw a Tele - movie a few years ago when the spy being dropped into France by parachute was wearing a standard British Brodie helmet. The makers of the show were extremely lazy with their research and any half witted military historian would know that this type of helmet would be blown off as soon as you hit the slipstream. Oddly enough no one wrote in and corrected them on this.

If he would say just M1, he would mean 2/3 of the us army

I just learned the helmet I was gifted by my grandfather is an M2 helmet that has been missing the chin cup.

wow mario enemy's were in ww2

But did they stop soldies necks from breaking? I assume you've watched the video "Why American soldiers didn't strap their helmets in World War 2" In the video it explains that the design of the M1 would catch the force of an explosion and snap the wearers neck as a result, if they were close enough to the blast obviously.

I prefer the stahlhelm

I'm sure the boys in the 101 loved these

American and German helmets were better than bowel shaped British helmets for shrapnel protection.

Now tell us about the M2 abrams and the M2 garand