It's a common sight now. With Israel invading Lebanon, we usually see photographs of troops preparing for battle. But what I don't understand is why most (not all) soldiers wear these bag like headgears. How can they offer any protection against enemy fire?
2006-08-01 14:41:06 · 8 answers · asked by Curious George 1 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
It's cheap and almost as efficent as Kevlar. Nvm. Its useless. Completely useless against bullets, but it's lightweight and considering their geography its protection against sandstorms. Not exactly against larger projectiles like bullets or RPG rounds but mostly for sand.
Another possiblity would be that the bag provides protection against the sun, since no one wants the sun in their eyes when they're fighting right?
2006-08-01 14:44:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
They're for camouflage. The hat—called a mitznefet in Hebrew—attaches to a regular combat helmet and obscures its rigid, round shape. As the mitznefet flops about, it takes on an irregular form that's harder to recognize in a shadow or out of the corner of your eye. The hat also protects against the sun and the moon, which might reflect off the surface of the helmet. A standard mitznefet consists of reversible mesh fabric, with a greenish woodland camouflage print on one side and a brown desert print on the other. (You can buy one online for a few bucks.)
2014-08-15 01:23:35 · answer #2 · answered by Ali 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's called a circulatory, regulated air purifier (helmet). It provides water and nourishment to troops out in the field. If you get cut off from your platoon out in the desert, or if a building falls on you and you are trapped in a pocket of air, you can pee and (whatever) into a hole in the back of the helmet. The effluent is pumped around the helmet by using the kinetic movement of the helmet to make it pass through several osmotic sacks. Then the waste is processed through an effluent and (airation based) distillation process and clean, nutrient rich water is then supplied through a small tube.
It's amazing what they can do with plastics these days.
2006-08-01 14:57:04 · answer #3 · answered by smelly pete 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The unknown comic wore a bag over his head to hide his idenity (sp). Maybe those soldiers are imbarressed about what they are doing
2006-08-01 14:51:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Arabs think it is their mother wearing a Burka?
2006-08-01 14:44:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are filled with jelly. Terrorist weapons are useless against jelly.
2006-08-01 14:44:30 · answer #6 · answered by Alex 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it's made of an ininflamable matérial...
2006-08-01 14:46:41 · answer #7 · answered by mothman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They perhaps used it all on their wallets?
2006-08-01 14:44:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋