Why are there two pieces of cloth on the Hat of the Japanese Army? It seems to be of little use, but in fact, it saved the lives of 100,000 Japanese troops
Audiences who have watched anti-Japanese film and television dramas know that the clothing and hats of the Japanese army are very recognizable, especially their military hats look very strange, and there are two pieces of cloth on both sides of the hat, although it does not look particularly beautiful, but the Japanese army relies on these two pieces of cloth to save the lives of 100,000 Japanese troops, but such a military hat is not designed by Japan itself, but copied the French military hat in World War I.
After the Meiji Restoration, Japan's military strength improved very quickly, they had been learning advanced military weapons in the West, and the French military hat was also improved by Japan, initially the French military hat was actually four pieces of cloth underneath, the soldier's ears and neck were wrapped very tightly, and later changed into two pieces of cloth that everyone was familiar with, and the Japanese army was very fond of this military hat, basically throughout the entire World War II period.
The combat ability of Japanese soldiers is very strong, this should not be denied, otherwise we would not have fought hard for fourteen years to drive out the Japanese invaders, but the Japanese army has a weakness is that their adaptability to the environment and climate is not strong, especially in the Tropical Battlefield in the Asia-Pacific region, The Japanese soldiers are bitter, so the two pieces of cloth on the military hat are very necessary at this time, which can fan the air for the Japanese army and promote air circulation.
In some tropical rainforests there will be a lot of poisonous mosquitoes, after the outbreak of the Pacific War, the Japanese army often have to march in these forests to fight, once bitten by mosquitoes, it is easy to die, and they wear such a military hat can prevent mosquito bites, so the end of the war After statistics, this seemingly unsightly military hat actually saved the lives of 100,000 Japanese troops, and I have to say that they did a good job in learning from each other.