The LW-ACH, for instance, is more than a half-pound lighter than the PASGT helmet for a size large. Newer helmets on display made use of a different material: ultra-high-molecular-weight ...

The American combat helmet, ... (VIETNAM) en it sent the M1 with troops to Vietnam, the Army added a reversible woodland-pattern cover. PASGT The PASGT changed the camo and swapped steel for Kevlar.

1 According to the book, The Personnel Armor System Ground Troops (PASGT) Helmet (Schiffer Military Press, 1999), the helmet fits 98 percent of all U.S. Army personnel, with the medium size fitting ...