Posted: 8/12/2006 7:14:44 PM EDT
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That thing on their helmets really seems to work well. All the pics on the tube I see make me think it's a great idea. It really breaks up the sillhouette of the head. Think any of our guys will pick up the trend? |
   www.nydailynews.com/news/wn_report/story/441896p-372203c.html Homemade headgear provides added cover WASHINGTON - In Hebrew, it's known as the mitznefet - the "clown hat." Even casual observers of the Israeli war in Lebanon have noticed Israeli Defense Forces wearing camouflage headgear that makes a soldier look like a deranged chef. The sight of the mushroom-capped IDF troops have sent the curious to the Web seeking answers. "Can someone please explain the Israeli thing on their helmets - is it a traditional [Jewish] thing?" wrote one confused military enthusiast on an Internet message board recently. The covers - often handcrafted by Israeli troops themselves - are typically made of lightweight netting with a woodland pattern on one side that is often augmented by sticking twigs or small branches into the netting. The reverse side has a desert pattern. The floppy netting fits over a soldier's helmet and is meant to help the soldier blend in with either rocks or vegetation. |
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It seems like a really neat idea. Kinda a half-guile suit, in my mind. If you're hunkered down, taking fire, chances are your head and shoulders will be the the main profile seen. If it's not moving, an amorphous shape would be much more difficult to distinguish as "human" than a helmet - especially with twigs sticking out. :) I'm surprised more troops don't try and disguise their rifles more, maybe with something simple like the same material wrapped around the handguard to break up the rifle's profile? |
a helmet outline is easily recognizable. the are heavy, they restrict hearing, and they make noise. my solution was just to wear a patrol cap instead, but this was before the days of IEDs. |