For soldiers, steel helmets and body armor are tantamount to a second life, steel helmets can protect the head, and body armor can protect the torso and protect the internal organs.
When the head or internal organs are hit by a gun, it is basically completely cold.
During World War II, although body armor began to exist, it was not widespread, not to mention that the Soviet Union at that time was not particularly strong in terms of equipment, and it was able to win mainly by the tenacity of soldiers and a large population.
At this time, for the soldiers, the importance of the helmet was revealed, basically in the trench to put a cold gun, as long as it is not unlucky to be accurately hit, there is no danger.
But for soviet veterans of World War II, wearing a helmet is a superfluous thing, rather than wearing a helmet, they are more willing to take off their helmets and put on a cloth hat and go directly to the battle.
According to the author's analysis, this is mainly for two reasons, one of which is that the Soviet helmet is too bulky
The Soviet Union is an industrial power, but the Soviet Union during World War II did not do well enough in terms of helmets, and the Soviet helmet weighed four pounds, although it may be good in terms of strength, but it is much beyond the acceptable range in weight.
What does an overweight helmet cause?
First of all, the helmet is too heavy, will cause the soldier to be difficult to flexibly turn the head, timely detection of the enemy situation, the situation on the battlefield is unpredictable, rapidly changing, no one knows when there will be more than one guy with a cold gun behind the back, everyone is cautious, if you can not turn your head in time, it will eventually lead to the soldier being shot into a honeycomb.
On the battlefield, those who can survive to the end are often not people with thick skin and thick flesh, but those who are refined and can avoid danger, and one more helmet is undoubtedly to make themselves more dangerous.
Second, Soviet helmets at that time were not comfortable enough to wear.
Unlike many of the current helmets, whether in terms of comfort, or weight, are done very well, most of the helmets at that time are very uncomfortable steel helmets, not to mention the inconvenience of moving after taking, just bring a steel helmet, summer will be extremely hot, and winter will be extremely cold, it can be said that wearing a helmet is indeed very sinful.
Of course, many of the current helmets have changed drastically from before, whether in weight or comfort, many of the current helmets are very good, which can not only allow soldiers to avoid danger, but also protect soldiers, which can be said to be a must-have for today's soldiers.
In that era, although steel helmets already existed, they were not practical, which is the conclusion reached by many veterans who participated in World War II, and it is for this reason that veterans persuade new recruits not to wear steel helmets.