Poland Wz2000 Helmet (part 2)
Continued from Poland Wz2000 Helmet
Under a three-year contract worth almost PLN 50 million, concluded in 2016 with Maskopol, the military will receive 19,000 Kevlar helmets this year, and 22,000 next year. They will go to operational units and territorial defense forces. In addition, in 2018 the army will renovate - mainly for the needs of the reservists - 14,000 pieces of steel helmets wz. 67.
Polish soldiers have been using Kevlar helmets since 1994. For the needs of our army, the wz. 93 was produced by several companies, incl. Resal, Bella and PZL Mielec. In 2001, a new model of the helmet, the wz. 2000. Since 2006, both designs have been replaced by the model wz. 2005.
The disadvantage of all Kevlar helmets used in the world (not only Polish ones) is the relatively short time of their use. - The warranty period for composite helmets is 10 years - explains the Media Department of the Ministry of National Defense. Unfortunately, after this time, helmets cannot, as in the case of vehicles, aircraft, weapons, and even gas masks, extend the service life. Due to the loss of some of the protective properties of the material from which they were made, they must be withdrawn from combat use. Fortunately, after appropriate marking, they can be used for exercises and training outside shooting ranges or training areas.
However, losses in warehouses must be replaced and that is why the Polish army has to buy new helmets every year. In 2016, a contract worth PLN 50 million was signed with Maskpol for the delivery of several dozen thousand helmets. According to its provisions, this year the army will receive 19,000 helmets for the needs of the territorial defense forces and operational units, and next 22,000.
In 2018, the military also wants to use its own repair units to renew 14,000 steel helmets wz. 67. Why? - They are mainly equipment for reserve soldiers. They are also substitutes for composite helmets if it is impossible to provide them, especially in the process of training personnel reserves in training centers - explains the Media Department of the Ministry of National Defense. Unlike Kevlar helmets, steel structures can be stored in warehouses indefinitely.
from http://nowa.polska-zbrojna.pl/home/articleshow/25388?t=Kevlar-w-polskiej-armii
Label in the helm:
WOJSKOWY HELM = MILITARY HELM COMPOSITE
KOMPOZYTOWY = COMPOSITE
WZ.2000 = model 2000
rozmiar 2 () = Size 2 (55 - 58)
RESAL-SERVICE = RESAL is de manufacturer
00-958 Warszawa 66
skr.poczl.123
tel. 22-8684000
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