6B7 helmet
{{Short description|Russian aramid combat helmet}}
{{Infobox military gear
|name=6B7
|image=File:6B7-1M helmet.jpg
|image_size=300px
|caption=6B7-1M ballistic helmet
|type=Combat helmet
|origin=Soviet Union
Russian Federation
|service=2000-present
|designer=NII Stali
|manufacturer=NII Stali
|production_date=1998-2005
|variants=6B7, 6B7-1, 6B7-1M
|weight=1,2 kg
|wars=Second Chechen War
Russo-Georgian War
Annexation of Crimea
War in Donbass
Russo-Ukrainian War
|used_by= See Users
}}
6B7 is a ballistic helmet of the Russian Armed Forces. Being the first aramid helmet in the Russian army, it was fielded as a replacement of SSh-68 helmet. It was adopted in the year 2000 as part of Borit-M program.
Design
6B7 helmet was developed as part of Borit-M program in 1990s by NII Stali.{{Cite web |date=12 December 2016 |title=От 6Б7 до 6Б47 Современные Российские шлемы {{!}} ОБЗОР ШЛЕМА |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4tNX4Dql-4 |website=Youtube}} Borit program has been started sometime in the second half of 1980s with a task to develop a new composite helmet for the Soviet army as a response to US PASGT helmets.{{Cite web |date=27 October 2017 |title=6Б7-5 Советский ответ Американскому PASGT-H {{!}} ОБЗОР ШЛЕМА |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7XJkIK70OM |website=Youtube}}
6B7 is the first generation composite helmet in service with the Russian army, being made out of a composite of aramid fabric and polymer. Discarding steel as a material allowed to make the helmet lighter compared to the previous SSh-68.{{Cite web |title=WorldMilitary - Защитный шлем П7 (6Б7) Вооруженных Сил России #2 |url=https://worldmilitary.org/ru/russia/sredstva_zaschity/shlemy_kaski/RU-HE-00001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913220950/https://worldmilitary.org/ru/russia/sredstva_zaschity/shlemy_kaski/RU-HE-00001 |archive-date=13 September 2019 |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=worldmilitary.org}}
The helmet provides Br1 protection according to Russian GOST system.
Variants
- 6B7 – original helmet by NII Stali.
- 6B7-1 – helmet developed and produced by Armokom on the basis of 6B7.{{Cite web |date=2018-03-23 |title=Защитный шлем 6б7-1 |url=https://plankonspekt.ru/articles/zashchitny-shlem-6b7-1.html |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=Планконспект |language=ru-RU}} Main changes were done to the suspension system.
- 6B7-1M – modification of 6B7-1 by Armokom.{{Cite web |title=WorldMilitary - Общевойсковой арамидно-композитный бронешлем 6Б7-1М ВС России |url=https://worldmilitary.org/ru/russia/sredstva_zaschity/shlemy_kaski/RU-HE-00003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913215615/http://worldmilitary.org/ru/russia/sredstva_zaschity/shlemy_kaski/RU-HE-00003 |archive-date=13 September 2019 |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=worldmilitary.org}} Shape was slightly changed, as well as weight slightly reduced (1.1–1.15 kg depending on the size).{{Cite web |title=Бронешлем "6Б7-1М" общевойсковой защитный . |url=http://www.bnti.ru/des.asp?itm=6520&tbl=08.02.02. |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=www.bnti.ru}} Further improvements to suspension system.
Users
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See Also
References
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External links
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- [https://vk.com/@modern_helmets-obschevoiskovoi-polimernyi-zaschitnyi-shlem-6b7-obr-1998-g Общевойсковой полимерный защитный шлем 6Б7 (обр. 1998 г.)]
- [https://vk.com/@modern_helmets-obschevoiskovoi-shlem-6b7-1 Общевойсковой шлем 6Б7-1]
- [https://vk.com/@modern_helmets-obschevoiskovoi-shlem-6b7-1m Общевойсковой шлем 6Б7-1М]
{{Soviet and Russian soldier equipment|state=expanded}}{{Helmets}}