EE Introduction
The topic in which that I will be talking about in this essay is about the development of the military helmet from the past, on towards the current time and the future of the helmet’s and how feasible the development of the future design will be. The development of the military helmet has always been a large impact on the survivability of the infantry unit, being in which the design’s had to always consider the possible advantages and risks that maybe brought to the infantry soldiers. First sightings of the use of military helmets can be dated back all the way to the medieval era, but as of recent times the dangers that the infantry has been exposed to has increased the need of a better designed helmet which would allow better mobility and protection. This is the reason in which I have focused from the time period of WWI. The research question that I had used to further this investigation is “How has the development of technology allowed for the advancement of military helmets?”, My research is meant to show how helmets have developed
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from the past to the future. Military helmets have always been an essential requirement for the military infantry, but of recent years the helmets used by ‘Powerful’ countries have developed outstandingly. Although there are many units in the military, and each have there very on unique helmet design I will be focusing on the front line soldiers aka the infantry unit, in the United States of America (USA). During WWI, the USA had based their helmets design from the German Helmet ‘ ‘ the helmet during that period of time were of basic design and had no features that may be available to the infantry units today.
The helmets were designed with common steel, meaning the helmet was designed to avoid blunt force, but this design was quickly re-made when the USA had done field research and found that majority of their soldiers had not passed away because of the bullets but rather majority of the infantry unit had passed away due to falls and injuries to the head. This had then encouraged the USA’s military designers to think of a solution to fix the problem, and the by doing so the designers have developed a helmet that is in the shape of a bell. This design had protected the infantry from brain trauma from falls due to its large cavity, it had reduced the indents cause from falls would reduce the penetration risk from
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By this it means it allows for less “cracked skulls”, scars, wounds and so on. It gives a stronger protection on the softer part of the skull which is more prone to damage... ... middle of paper ... ... arch 2014]. ASTM Sports Headgear and Helmets Standards.
Finally, the third change involves the utility uniform itself, also known as “cammies”, giving it a complete makeover. The current cammie design for all branches of the Armed Forces is over twenty years old. The textile industry has made many advances in the production of clothing providing more comfort and durability. Revolutionary advances within the clothing industry, Velcro and zippers, are being tested on the new cammie uniform.
Colonel Mathew Moten once said, “Professions are not professions simply because they say they are. Their clients, society as a whole, have to accept their claims and trust the professions with jurisdiction over important areas of human endeavor”.
In addition, future innovations and designs are on the way to further reduce head impact res...
Helmets drastically reduce the tremendous number of deaths caused by head injuries as well as reducing the severity of any ...
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