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M63 helmet. The M63 (nicknamed " Staaldak " in Afrikaans) is a combat helmet of South African origin. [1] [2] [3] Based on the French Modèle 1951 helmet, the M63 replaced the British type Brodie helmets during the early 1960s, and saw extensive use during the Rhodesian and Angolan bush wars. It was issued until the 1980s when it was replaced ...
The M83 kevlar helmet is a combat helmet of South African manufactured by South African Pith Helmet Industries (S.A.P.H.I) of Rosslyn, adopted in 1983 from the Israeli headset OR-201. The kevlar composite M83 saw extensive use by the Paratroopers and Recce Commandos during the South African Border War, which took place from 1966 to 1989 in ...
M63 helmet. M83 kevlar helmet. M87 kevlar helmet. Categories: Combat helmets. Military equipment of South Africa.
The M87 is a combat helmet of South African origin manufactured by South African Pith Helmet Industries (S.A.P.H.I) of Rosslyn. [1] [2] The kevlar composite M87 replaced the steel M63 helmet during the late 1980s, and saw extensive use during the South African Border War, which took place from 1966 to 1989 in South-West Africa ( Namibia) and ...
This page serves as an informative overview of the various flashes and hackles utilized by different military units in the South African Military. The insignia were predominantly worn from the post-World War I period until approximately 1943, when the use of cloth helmets ceased and were replaced by berets in the Union Defence Force (UDF).
M83 helmet: South Africa: 1983: Paratroopers of the South African Army: Variant of the OR-201 helmet M87: South Africa: 1987: South African Army: Similar to US PASGT Kevlar helmet, replacing earlier Israeli-style helmet in use since the 1980s M90 Helmet: Iraq: Another Iraqi copy of the M1 helmet, unlike the M80 helmet the M90 helmet is composed ...
Pith helmet. The pith helmet, also known as the safari helmet, salacot, [a] sola topee, sun helmet, topee, and topi [b] is a lightweight cloth-covered helmet made of sholapith. [1] The pith helmet originates from the Spanish military adaptation of the native salakot headgear of the Philippines. [2] [3]
The G5 Leopard is a South African long-range 155 mm towed howitzer and is the primary piece of towed artillery in the South African Army. Small amounts of artillery pieces are used by the School of Artillery to train gun crews from multiple regiments. Denel was awarded a contract to upgrade the G5 Leopard to the latest G5-52 standard by 2024. [65]