Chinese tank solider here, The helmet name is (TMT - 3a2) the letter A means that it is a "Souther Summer" variant which is the most common export variant. The following number (either 1 or 2) is a size indicator, Big helmets are called 1 and small helmet are called 2. (there is no medium size) If you are unsure if your helmet is big or small there will be a lable with either the 大 symbol on the big helmets, or a 小 symbol on the small helmets or you may look at the side where the big helmets have much larger sides that extend far past the forehead cushion and bellow the headphones. As for the variant, there are Southern Summer (a) and Northen Summer (c). The "Southern Summer" variant is the only variant that is made with a net, where as the "Northen Summer" variant is made of a thin fabric instead. And (b) and (d) variants are winter variants and they are both made of a thick leather material with fur lining and much bigger headphones. AS for the whole helmet itself you are able to tell this is a TMT - 3 helmet as the older TMT - 2 is a clone of the russian TSh - 4M, and the more modern TMT - 4 has a metalic quick release connector plug and a conventional microphone. The bulcky strap at the back is a throat microphone. And the two straps on the top are not for tightening but instead the are used to fasten the cord to the top of the helmet during storage. The top straps are also supposed to run underneath the cushion and not over it (there are gaps between the net and the cushion for this reason) Type 69/79 are the name of the tanks this helmet was often used in, In the iraq war this helmet was used in Type 59 and Type 69 tanks but today they are used even in Type 80 and early Type 96 tanks. The full name for your helmet would be 南方夏帽TMT - 3a2坦克帽 (South Summer TMT - 3a2 Tank Cap).
This is some great info, however, what exactly is a 1 and 2 sized for? Online size 2s are usually listed as 58cm max. Which isn’t that large at least in the US or Europe. Is 58 really as big as they get?
@@Rokaize The small helmets are generally for women while the big ones are generally for men. I'm not exactly sure how big the helmets are in cm but it's kinda like a one size fits all situation. If you're a woman you get a small helmet. If you're a man you get a big helmet.
Very nice example. These are Chinese type 69/79 tanker helmets. The strap in the back with the bulges is a throat mic. Your helmet is pretty darn clean. Thanks for sharing it. I don't remember ever seeing one like yours, just the Russian cloth ones in black or tan. Most were pretty dirty.
Thanks for the info, I was pretty sure it was a Chinese manufactured tanker helmet based on what I could find photo wise but I couldn’t find any solid resources to back it up, so the clarification is a big help. I was also unsure of the throat mic, because at first that’s what I thought it was but it can’t fit around the foam head so I wasn’t sure what it was, so one again big help there. I’ve been trying to get one of the Russian manufactured Iraqi used example but they don’t come up on the market as often, but I’m hoping to get one in soon.
Chinese tank solider here, The helmet name is (TMT - 3a2) the letter A means that it is a "Souther Summer" variant which is the most common export variant.
The following number (either 1 or 2) is a size indicator, Big helmets are called 1 and small helmet are called 2. (there is no medium size) If you are unsure if your helmet is big or small there will be a lable with either the 大 symbol on the big helmets, or a 小 symbol on the small helmets or you may look at the side where the big helmets have much larger sides that extend far past the forehead cushion and bellow the headphones.
As for the variant, there are Southern Summer (a) and Northen Summer (c).
The "Southern Summer" variant is the only variant that is made with a net, where as the "Northen Summer" variant is made of a thin fabric instead. And (b) and (d) variants are winter variants and they are both made of a thick leather material with fur lining and much bigger headphones.
AS for the whole helmet itself you are able to tell this is a TMT - 3 helmet as the older TMT - 2 is a clone of the russian TSh - 4M, and the more modern TMT - 4 has a metalic quick release connector plug and a conventional microphone.
The bulcky strap at the back is a throat microphone. And the two straps on the top are not for tightening but instead the are used to fasten the cord to the top of the helmet during storage. The top straps are also supposed to run underneath the cushion and not over it (there are gaps between the net and the cushion for this reason)
Type 69/79 are the name of the tanks this helmet was often used in, In the iraq war this helmet was used in Type 59 and Type 69 tanks but today they are used even in Type 80 and early Type 96 tanks.
The full name for your helmet would be 南方夏帽TMT - 3a2坦克帽 (South Summer TMT - 3a2 Tank Cap).
This is some great info, however, what exactly is a 1 and 2 sized for?
Online size 2s are usually listed as 58cm max. Which isn’t that large at least in the US or Europe. Is 58 really as big as they get?
@@Rokaize The small helmets are generally for women while the big ones are generally for men.
I'm not exactly sure how big the helmets are in cm but it's kinda like a one size fits all situation.
If you're a woman you get a small helmet.
If you're a man you get a big helmet.
Very nice example. These are Chinese type 69/79 tanker helmets. The strap in the back with the bulges is a throat mic. Your helmet is pretty darn clean. Thanks for sharing it. I don't remember ever seeing one like yours, just the Russian cloth ones in black or tan. Most were pretty dirty.
Thanks for the info, I was pretty sure it was a Chinese manufactured tanker helmet based on what I could find photo wise but I couldn’t find any solid resources to back it up, so the clarification is a big help. I was also unsure of the throat mic, because at first that’s what I thought it was but it can’t fit around the foam head so I wasn’t sure what it was, so one again big help there. I’ve been trying to get one of the Russian manufactured Iraqi used example but they don’t come up on the market as often, but I’m hoping to get one in soon.