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8 Different Helmets Used by Indian Armed Forces

Combat helmet A  combat helmet  or  battle helmet  is a  helmet,which is a one of the most important piece of personal armor designed specifically to protect the head during combat. There are various different COMBAT HELMET's used by the Army.Different Helmet's are used due to various factors which include ease of mobility , weight , cost and upgradable equipment. 1.  M1 Helmet ( Old One) M1 Helmet  was used   e arlier  by the Indian Infantry.   They were made of an inner liner(made of Manganese Steel) and a outer core(made of canvas). They weighed around 1.2 kg(pretty heavy by today's standards), but they were effective in stopping a 9mm round. Weight : 1.2 KG. Stopping Power : 9mm round. 2.  Model 1974 The Indian Army currently uses (in very large quantity)the  Model 1974  Helmets as the standard issue for any Infantry Soldier. These are composite fiber gl...
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Why don't fighter planes have guns that fire backwards?

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WW2 Aircraft having gun to fire backwards Guns on today's fighter aircraft are not for dog-fights.  They are there for ground attack where CAS (Close Air Support) are needed.  Today's jets are simply too fast and maneuverable to be good gunnery targets in a close in dog fight, assuming the shooter didn't take out the target with a missile at 20 miles. So supposing you did have someone on your tail and you DID have a rear firing gun.  What then?  Think of reversing your car at high speed and trying to keep the road centered in your mirror.  The slightest twitch of your jet would send any bullets off target, and twisting/turning is the best dog fight defense you can have in a gunnery dog fight.  You would need a turreted gun with tracking radar and perhaps a second crew to man it.  Too heavy a penalty for a very rare usage.  In short, rear facing guns are simply impracticable on today's fighter jets. ANOTHER REASON: It is not that...
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Attack Helicopter Comparison : HAL LCH vs AW/TAI T-129 ATAK

Introduction: We are comparing both the Helicopter due to following similarities : Both helicopters belongs to the  category of  Light Attack Helicopter . Both aircrafts have  Twin-engine , Tandem-seat , all-weather Multi-role helicopters . Both helicopters can carry a wide range of weapons including  A2A ( Air-to-Air ) ,  A2G (Air-to-Ground)  missiles , rockets & a 20 mm gun . HAL LCH is a  light helicopter design and developed by India’s PSU  Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)  while the T-129 ATAK is jointly developed by Italy’s MNC  AgustaWestland  and Turkey’s  TAI  . T-129’s design is Turish Variant of Italian AW A-129 helicopter. HAL LCH’s first flight was conducted on 29 March 2010 by LCH TD-1 prototype while T129’s maiden flight took place on 28 September 2009 when T-129’s P1 prototype flew at AgustaWestland’s facilities in Vergiate, Italy. HAL LCH has total order mainly for Indi...
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