@@kuki1824reactive armor are those boxes you see on Russian tanks and maybe western tanks sometimes. The reactive armor comes in many sizes and are in the form of boxes of different shapes on tanks
One of the good things, mentioned by those who wore "Spheras" was that it was pretty warm inside (expectable, considering the amount of padding), which came pretty useful in the mountain terrain.
Oxide you forgot about sphere CS, That stands for super cursed. Thing is, you can combine 2 fucking sphere helmets into one. And i don't mean mix the plates. You can put 2 complete sets of plates one inside the other, which is super fucking cursed. This was bothering me for some time and i stripped both of my spheres, and they fucking fit perfectly. You can pretty much make monstrum with high carbon layer with titanium plate under it. I don't think any other helmet construction allows for this level of fuckery.
@@mEDIUMGap actually i don't have to imagine coz i have one next to me on the desk. Remember that you can leave side plates just like they are and just add more of those fronal ones, ww1 style. It's even better coz adding those doesn't really destroy the balance of the helmet, unlik ww1 attachments that made them very front heavy.
I don't know what's worse- having to wear one of these in combat, or getting shot and surviving and having to begrudgingly say a metal diaper saved your life
@@CuulG The steel one, yes, but the titanium one offres pretty good protection for the early 80s. Keep in mind that it was introduced in 1981, so it can't really compete with a K6-3 or a ZSh-1-2M.
@@agentepolaris4914Because the Soviet Union rose to become extremely powerful and sophisticated in its military technology. But during the 80s the economy started to stagnate and as the 90s came around it collapsed. Since it was a centrally planned economy, you can see how the military equipment quality rose and fell along with the economy
You're doing god's work man. I'm so happy somebody is finally testing ACTUAL Russian helmets and giving us an accurate idea of their protection- for so long, Soviet fanboys have been claiming the world of them, calling them invincible domes of SUPERIOR titanium that can stop a 7.62x54r armor piercing. Instead, they typically stop exactly what they say they'll stop and what they're rated for- or above that, somewhat.
I am re-learning a good chunk of what I thought I knew about Russian gear, camouflage, and equipment because of your channel. I am really glad I subbed.
I love the amalgamation of Brain Soup and the cut to Russian Skulls are built different. Just a good sense of humor and ironically footage of a similar event.
This makes me think about football helmets and the possibility of reducing incoming trauma during a tackle...the separate components of the helmet is pretty innovative
... you now picture yourself the ZSh-1M2 flipping everyone off since he managed to stop (under ideal circumstances, but still) a 5.45 round, and the titanium Sfera telling his little brother "told you, bitch".
This leaves me curious as to why they(Spetsnaz) dont like the Sfera, is it the lack of a suspension system, does it shift around weird, or there just being better options out there. Would love to learn more about that aspect, and perhaps I forgot if you had mentioned it in the general history vid. I just find it interesting how it seems to be the only helmet (That I know of) that is build in 3-4 pieces and thrown in a bag, and for some reason enjoy it for that and its unorthodox look (Also just a sucker for 80s-90s oddball ideas thrown at the wall during the late cold war).
Some units that are considered Spetsnaz do actually employ the Sfera helmets, or rather they did up until the mid 2000s. You may already know this but Spetsnaz is a catch all term for all manner of special purpose units organized in the Russian Federation. They are not bound to one organization, unit, command or even supplier. The particular units that used the Sfera were notably units of the Internal forces such as the MVD or the FSB. Essentially they are the special forces units of the National Guard of Russia but they also function as Police troops, Border Guards and hostage rescue units. They employed such helmets because it was believed that it would instill more confidence in the troops as they were frequently engaging in room to room fighting with rebels and criminals. The helmets were employed first in the late 1970s in the form of the early Altyn designs and the Sfera 81 which was used both in the Soviet union and in Afghanistan with Special forces of the Russian Army. During the dissolution of the Soviet Union the newer Sfera 94 came into service yet this time it was also being used by OMON which is an extensive series of regional Special Police units that exists in every Oblast of Russia. Throughout the 1990s and the 2000s the helmets were used extensively during both Chechen Wars, various hostage crisis situations and civil unrest scenarios. The helmets themselves came to be representative of the Internal ministry and Special police, this created a cultural consideration in the Russian Armed Services as a whole. For example in the United States it's simply understood that MARPAT is an exclusive of the United States Marine Corps thus nobody in the US Army is going to wear it even if given the chance. So Sfera was rarely worn by anyone outside of the Internal troops or Special Police because it was so strongly associated with those groups that other units rarely dared to don them or even had the opportunity to. In the Modern day most of these helmets have been relegated to storage or second line use as more modern designs based upon Western helmets have begun to supersede these helmets because of increased protection, lower weight and easier integration with newer technology such as rail systems and go-pro cameras.
Since the plates are somewhat suspended and loose with no one wearing the helmet, wouldn’t the penetration and deformation actually be worse for someone wearing the helmet? For the force just can’t disperse when the plates shakes around?
the helmets were worn without straps connected , so when the helmet was hit by 7.62 or 5.45 the helmet would fly off with the bullet. If straps were closed the neck would snap.
If straps were close there would most likely be a hole in wearer's head, helmet is only rated for pistol calibers and fast shrapnel. Also, Sfera is pretty deep and has a lot of padding, so I'm not sure about it easily flying off the head.
@@CRL_One remmber hit angles and ranges matter , soviet flak vest 6B2 can withstand 7.62 , 5.45 and 5.56 from 400 meters. Also a glancing will not penetrate. Sfera sits rathe high on your head.
Thank you for putting so much time, effort, money, and resources into this project. Its done a lot to expand our knowledge of something that might otherwise remain a complete unkown or mystery to a lot of people.
Had to wear the steel version during military relay race when I was at school. Gotta say, this thing is a lot more comfortable when worn backwards. For some reason it wobbles around a lot less that way.
While all of this equipment looks uncomfortable as shit I just can not get myself to not love the aesthetics of this equipment together with the rest from the 90s up to early 2000s, on another note it is also sad that a lot of games do not portray the helmets right, they are a lot weaker usually than in real life IMO.
For Tarkov the helmets were originally planned to be weaker. But, then the devs realized nobody would wear the helmets if the didn't do anything and as such they buffed the helmets to unrealistic performance levels.
@@Mcivstx is there a helmet irl that is as good as the altyn is in tarkov or are all helmets irl only pistol rated. If so kinda a let down surely someone decided to just get some thick steel or titanium to make a rife rated helmet
@@Jeffery3464 weight of the material that would be needed is too much, making it impractical, furthermore the human neck can only handle that much. To make it short, no.
@@lamas93866 what if you made a chest plate that connected to the helmet, this would not allow you to turn your head but would distribute the force of the bullet allowing your neck to not break but this probably would dramatically increase weight and if you are gonna commit to something like that may as well make a full body suit
Thanks for another great video, I haven't seen many ballistic helmet tests especially about russian helmets and now the time has come. I appreciate it.
I'm watching you since the remove k3b@b video, and I'm really appreciated how it grew up from funny vids to real equipment tests and shit. Very proud to be part of this community, ngl
These helmets always reminded me of some kind of alien helmet like from an old 1950's sci fi movie. I've always wanted one of those. I think I'd still prefer to wear one of the titanium versions over my PASGT helmet because of the better coverage.
no idea why, but this has always been my favourite helmet, something about that shape makes me imagine that having to wear it would make me feel protected, and we all know the feeling of protection beats actual protection, untill you get hit...
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You said it yourself, fuze is so confident in the density of his skull, that he has no need for a more modern helmet
Luckily I got for him pro league
* gets one-shotted by a .45 *
I did *not* know fuze used a Sfera and now I'm even more offended
I’m in love with the Soviet head diapers. Our proudest invention
fancy seein you here
Good to see you here
It's also my favorite too!
OLEG
Same shit, brat
im surprised the russians havent yet put reactive armor on their helmets
Don't give them ideas
@@AverageWarCrimeEnjoyer well...
Does that exist
@@kuki1824reactive armor are those boxes you see on Russian tanks and maybe western tanks sometimes. The reactive armor comes in many sizes and are in the form of boxes of different shapes on tanks
@@serbiancountryballs yeah i found out
One of the good things, mentioned by those who wore "Spheras" was that it was pretty warm inside (expectable, considering the amount of padding), which came pretty useful in the mountain terrain.
“Russian skulls are built different.” Holy crap they sure are
am i ok to say smth like: "black's skulls are built different" ?
@@noname-sz4br Oh ho ho, spicy lol.
@@noname-sz4br black ones are longer and thick
@@noname-sz4br shit you got it
русскоговорящие челюсти же
Awesome. I tried the Sphera in "Tarkov". I get why they did not liked them. You can't hear much, wearing it. Good work.
Hello Lars!
Bushcraft tarkovian overlord!, hälsningar från Sverige
Ларс привет! Доброго тебе и твоей семье рождества и нового года!
Hey lars
It’s not bad at all, mine has no padding around the ears, in tarkov it’s a little exaggerated (Sssh-94 with split top plate)
Testing Russian/Soviet equipment is so rare on this platform, so this is a godsend. Will we have future body armor testing?
Give me money
Oxide Money? I thought you magically found these in your basement
@@Oxide_does_his_best please just shoot the plates I beg you
@@sookiethedookie443 pay me
Oxide you forgot about sphere CS, That stands for super cursed. Thing is, you can combine 2 fucking sphere helmets into one. And i don't mean mix the plates. You can put 2 complete sets of plates one inside the other, which is super fucking cursed. This was bothering me for some time and i stripped both of my spheres, and they fucking fit perfectly. You can pretty much make monstrum with high carbon layer with titanium plate under it. I don't think any other helmet construction allows for this level of fuckery.
I need to see this
Imagine how heavy it would be...
@@mEDIUMGap actually i don't have to imagine coz i have one next to me on the desk. Remember that you can leave side plates just like they are and just add more of those fronal ones, ww1 style. It's even better coz adding those doesn't really destroy the balance of the helmet, unlik ww1 attachments that made them very front heavy.
@@swirekster Be careful. Your head might fall in your pants))
@@mEDIUMGap tbh it's not that bad,
I love these helmet tests as most of them are in games like tarkov which has completely un realistic armour values.
Tarkov needs to improve their armor and ballistics.
I don't know what's worse- having to wear one of these in combat, or getting shot and surviving and having to begrudgingly say a metal diaper saved your life
@@CuulG The steel one, yes, but the titanium one offres pretty good protection for the early 80s. Keep in mind that it was introduced in 1981, so it can't really compete with a K6-3 or a ZSh-1-2M.
@@paulcziganj4257I always thought the sphera was superior to those
Oxide poking the bullet with that beautiful damascus knife nearly gave me a heart attack ngl
The more I look at this series the more I realize that the helmets are a direct representation of how Russia and USSR was doing in that era.
Many things in the USSR were centralized, so a lot of produce will tell you about the era in which it was made.
Yup
How come?
@@agentepolaris4914Because the Soviet Union rose to become extremely powerful and sophisticated in its military technology. But during the 80s the economy started to stagnate and as the 90s came around it collapsed.
Since it was a centrally planned economy, you can see how the military equipment quality rose and fell along with the economy
You're doing god's work man. I'm so happy somebody is finally testing ACTUAL Russian helmets and giving us an accurate idea of their protection- for so long, Soviet fanboys have been claiming the world of them, calling them invincible domes of SUPERIOR titanium that can stop a 7.62x54r armor piercing. Instead, they typically stop exactly what they say they'll stop and what they're rated for- or above that, somewhat.
“Russian skulls are built different”
Russians are damage proof. Like some GTA Cheat
*slaps Helmet*
"This badboy can fit so fucking many concussions in it"
Some steel Sfera helmets do have a center bracket and four plates like the titanium ones
you should probably pin this
Can confirm, have one
Do you know why they designed the plates to be split, was it to flex and dampen the blow when shot?
Your sssh 91 is very strange. It is probably police version. This for MVD have green and thicker plates (6,5mm as I remember)
@@filipmisko9363 yea your correct with the color and thickness
4:04 on the bright side, the diaper helmet will absorb any leaks
6:40 That MOE grip is worth a shit ton the flea market
I am re-learning a good chunk of what I thought I knew about Russian gear, camouflage, and equipment because of your channel. I am really glad I subbed.
Oxide trying to trick the R6S players into clicking this by putting #Fuze in the description
Those deformation tests have me redefining what "getting your bell rung" really means...
Will season 2 be a Western ballistic helmet test series? :)
no
Body armor is season 2
Oh i'd love this. If I had the money to send this dude a Crye helmet r something i'd do it
@@Oxide_does_his_best id like to see a ASR-97 helmet
Can’t wait for body armor
This is american propaganda. Russians dont use helmets. Russian skull is helmet.
I love the amalgamation of Brain Soup and the cut to Russian Skulls are built different. Just a good sense of humor and ironically footage of a similar event.
"Incoming Diaper Warriors!" - last words of a chechen
i love how the STSH-81 helmet reminds me of the space balls helmets they used on the starship.
Never ask a man his salary, a women her age, it oxide the gost rating of a Sphera
Never heard of your channel or Kommandostore before this unfortunate year, but I am glad I did -- nice content and thank you TH-cam algorithm!
This is the TH-cam Channel we’ve all been waiting for! I love the content and you’ve whole heartedly earned my sub.
how do i find out more about the history of these iconic helmets
I have a playlist on my channel called helmets
@@Oxide_does_his_best I figure he more so means your sources. It can be hard to find documentation on stuff, especially because it's often soviet.
@@supersarge2477 Yeah most of it isn't translated unfortunately. There's probably some good ways to find stuff.
I didn't even know these kinds of helmets existed.
"No penetration" Yep, I've already heard it once
This makes me think about football helmets and the possibility of reducing incoming trauma during a tackle...the separate components of the helmet is pretty innovative
The helmet that no sane person in Tarkov uses
Why
@@eijijivjiv its awful and you cant hear fucking shit
The soviet metal diaper helmet, I've been looking forward to this!
I often find myself personifying these helmets, as they ooze personality.
... you now picture yourself the ZSh-1M2 flipping everyone off since he managed to stop (under ideal circumstances, but still) a 5.45 round, and the titanium Sfera telling his little brother "told you, bitch".
Just like they ooze your brains as the 5.7 pens.
That music sounds like it's meant to trigger sleeper cells
90s russian synths are perfect to throw your life away to
This Video got randomly recommended to me. What a gem!
i dont know what it is about these videos. they are just so relaxing.
Ахуенный контент, спасибо.
С любовью из России
Name of songs right?
@@meligates9061 it's not
this is the only helmet im not sad seeing destroyed xd
Everytime i see one of my friends wearing these in tarkov I always chuckle and die a little inside knowing they just cant hear now lmao
To be honest. This helmet held up better than i expected!
I really love your reference to a diaper holding the plates together
"Held together by shoelaces."
SS190 spark city :D
Is this the song
@@meligates9061 No the song is Darude Sandstorm
This leaves me curious as to why they(Spetsnaz) dont like the Sfera, is it the lack of a suspension system, does it shift around weird, or there just being better options out there. Would love to learn more about that aspect, and perhaps I forgot if you had mentioned it in the general history vid. I just find it interesting how it seems to be the only helmet (That I know of) that is build in 3-4 pieces and thrown in a bag, and for some reason enjoy it for that and its unorthodox look (Also just a sucker for 80s-90s oddball ideas thrown at the wall during the late cold war).
Some units that are considered Spetsnaz do actually employ the Sfera helmets, or rather they did up until the mid 2000s. You may already know this but Spetsnaz is a catch all term for all manner of special purpose units organized in the Russian Federation. They are not bound to one organization, unit, command or even supplier. The particular units that used the Sfera were notably units of the Internal forces such as the MVD or the FSB. Essentially they are the special forces units of the National Guard of Russia but they also function as Police troops, Border Guards and hostage rescue units. They employed such helmets because it was believed that it would instill more confidence in the troops as they were frequently engaging in room to room fighting with rebels and criminals. The helmets were employed first in the late 1970s in the form of the early Altyn designs and the Sfera 81 which was used both in the Soviet union and in Afghanistan with Special forces of the Russian Army. During the dissolution of the Soviet Union the newer Sfera 94 came into service yet this time it was also being used by OMON which is an extensive series of regional Special Police units that exists in every Oblast of Russia. Throughout the 1990s and the 2000s the helmets were used extensively during both Chechen Wars, various hostage crisis situations and civil unrest scenarios. The helmets themselves came to be representative of the Internal ministry and Special police, this created a cultural consideration in the Russian Armed Services as a whole. For example in the United States it's simply understood that MARPAT is an exclusive of the United States Marine Corps thus nobody in the US Army is going to wear it even if given the chance. So Sfera was rarely worn by anyone outside of the Internal troops or Special Police because it was so strongly associated with those groups that other units rarely dared to don them or even had the opportunity to. In the Modern day most of these helmets have been relegated to storage or second line use as more modern designs based upon Western helmets have begun to supersede these helmets because of increased protection, lower weight and easier integration with newer technology such as rail systems and go-pro cameras.
Never been more entertained with a channel like this before, bravo
Your content keeps on getting more interesting each time I check up on you.
Sfera is really weird, but thats what makes them so cool
Commenting for the algorithm
dang imagen getting hit in to the head in side a a bell, the ringing in your ears
Can't hear over the tinnitus.
This is the first video that comes up whe you search "STSh-81 Helmet". Great job man
Crazy to see this much info on otherwise unobtainable gear.
Imagine being the pinnacle of the new Russian Federation and your brand new issued helmet is literally a fucking steel diaper
It never was intended for "pinnacles" in the first place.
How much does one of these videos cost you? Including ammo and the helms.
Too much, send money
@@Oxide_does_his_best send helmet first xD
@@Oxide_does_his_best
Send me new helmet if I do
When are you gonna ballistic test gondola?
The diaper has saved me from many 7mm buckshots scavs
Those light effects with FN Five-seven are crazy
Since the plates are somewhat suspended and loose with no one wearing the helmet, wouldn’t the penetration and deformation actually be worse for someone wearing the helmet? For the force just can’t disperse when the plates shakes around?
the helmets were worn without straps connected , so when the helmet was hit by 7.62 or 5.45 the helmet would fly off with the bullet. If straps were closed the neck would snap.
@@ivanmonahhov2314 Interesting, thanks for the info, I don't know much about these helmets.
If straps were close there would most likely be a hole in wearer's head, helmet is only rated for pistol calibers and fast shrapnel.
Also, Sfera is pretty deep and has a lot of padding, so I'm not sure about it easily flying off the head.
@@CRL_One remmber hit angles and ranges matter , soviet flak vest 6B2 can withstand 7.62 , 5.45 and 5.56 from 400 meters. Also a glancing will not penetrate. Sfera sits rathe high on your head.
Im not here to simp for a helmet only to laugh at the people simping
Feed müh addiction
Thank you for putting so much time, effort, money, and resources into this project. Its done a lot to expand our knowledge of something that might otherwise remain a complete unkown or mystery to a lot of people.
Had to wear the steel version during military relay race when I was at school. Gotta say, this thing is a lot more comfortable when worn backwards. For some reason it wobbles around a lot less that way.
In Mother Russia, Baby Diapers protect from boolets.
Bullets
While all of this equipment looks uncomfortable as shit I just can not get myself to not love the aesthetics of this equipment together with the rest from the 90s up to early 2000s, on another note it is also sad that a lot of games do not portray the helmets right, they are a lot weaker usually than in real life IMO.
For Tarkov the helmets were originally planned to be weaker. But, then the devs realized nobody would wear the helmets if the didn't do anything and as such they buffed the helmets to unrealistic performance levels.
@@Mcivstx is there a helmet irl that is as good as the altyn is in tarkov or are all helmets irl only pistol rated. If so kinda a let down surely someone decided to just get some thick steel or titanium to make a rife rated helmet
@@Jeffery3464 weight of the material that would be needed is too much, making it impractical, furthermore the human neck can only handle that much.
To make it short, no.
@@lamas93866 what if you made a chest plate that connected to the helmet, this would not allow you to turn your head but would distribute the force of the bullet allowing your neck to not break but this probably would dramatically increase weight and if you are gonna commit to something like that may as well make a full body suit
I love the sfera and it performed better than I thought it would
Love the fact kommando have adopted Gondola, his legend will spread
Thanks for another great video, I haven't seen many ballistic helmet tests especially about russian helmets and now the time has come. I appreciate it.
Idk why this is in my recommendations but I’m glad it was
God those are some beautiful helmets. Youre lucky to be able to test all of these!
The sheer mental image of what getting hit in the head with a slug while wearing one of these made me wince.
Their neck would snap
Based diaper helmet. It’s a shame titanium is so expensive, I’d really love to see what more could be done with the material.
Oxide videos are the only Christmas present I need
Last shot with the slug on the steel was wicked
Say what you want, but 90's Russian military aesthetics are kino af.
I'm watching you since the remove k3b@b video, and I'm really appreciated how it grew up from funny vids to real equipment tests and shit. Very proud to be part of this community, ngl
Thanks for all these tests they are super interesting to watch.
Amazing work as always Oxide ranch.
Cheers from Argentina.
been getting playing a lot of tarkov really open my eyes up to a lot of different types of helmets and armor rating and i love it!
I'm impressed by the fact that countries still use the sfera helmets
Finnaly, someone who doesn't clickbait videos by shooting replicas
These helmets always reminded me of some kind of alien helmet like from an old 1950's sci fi movie. I've always wanted one of those. I think I'd still prefer to wear one of the titanium versions over my PASGT helmet because of the better coverage.
Gotta admit it’s a neat design with the different plates.
I'm glad you've reviewed these hemets
love your content, i was sad at first when you said you were moving away from war thunder, but now i'm pretty happy about it
I didn't know about most of these russian helmets before but I do now thanks to your informative videos
I love the fact they look like the helmets from space balls, probably the best thing about these
У нас такие в армии были, спецназ ВВ, очень удобные ЗШ, зимой тёплые без всяких подшлемников, вместо шапки
их и правда "памперсом" называют?
I really don’t know how but you have gotten me very interested in helmets now
I love how detailed your reviews are but still fun.
Keep up the good work buddy !
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
Stay Safe
One more fine video from you, thank you. Keep up the good work!
Great work man! It's rare to see these helmets being tested.
This tests are great. Keep up the good work!
bruh this entire series is great! keep it up oxide, yugo love from australia!
I love your videos, im a huge tarkov fan so these helmet tests are super interesting to me. Keep up the good work!
Never knew about these, strange design, great vid!
Series is going amazing so far. Keep it up
no idea why, but this has always been my favourite helmet, something about that shape makes me imagine that having to wear it would make me feel protected, and we all know the feeling of protection beats actual protection, untill you get hit...