SSh-60

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SSh-60
SSh-60 helmet
Type	Combat Helmet
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1960-present
Used by	See Users
Wars	Vietnam War Yom Kippur War Sino-Vietnamese War[citation needed] Soviet-Afghan War Iran-Iraq War Russo-Ukrainian War
Production history
Produced	1960-1972[citation needed]
Specifications
Weight	1.3 kg (2.9 lb)[1]

The SSh-60 (СШ-60 (Russian: стальной шлем образца 1960 года/stalnoy shlyem, or steel helmet) was a product improvement of the Soviet SSh-40 steel helmet of the Soviet Army and entered production around 1960. It was not fundamentally different from the previous World War 2 era SSh-40, the primary difference being an updated liner/suspension system.

The overall form and shell of the helmet remained unchanged. The internal harness was modified to include four brown vynil flaps (rather than three as with the SSh-40) attached to the dome rivets. The flaps were moved to the top of the helmet along with two rivets and the chin strap.^[1][2] The flaps of the liner were threaded together with an adjustable white cord tie and they weren't padded as previous models, allowing the user to wear a fur winter cap (ushanka) beneath the helmet, by adjusting the ties accordingly.^[2]

An export version of the SSh-60 exists, designed for sale and exportation to other countries outside of the Soviet Union. It differs from the main issue helmet only with a change to the color of the helmet liner.^{[citation needed]}

While SSh-60 was intended to replace the SSh-40, it never fully did. After the introduction of the newer SSh-68, it continued to be used by several units as mixed issues.^[2] During the Soviet-Afghan War, both the SSh-40 and SSh-60 still remained in use with the Soviet Army.^[3]

The SSh-60 was exported to some Warsaw Pact members,^[2] and other countries including Vietnam, where it was mostly used by North Vietnamese Army anti-aircraft artillery crews during the Vietnam War;^[4] Syrian troops were issued with SSh-60s during the Yom Kippur war; Prior to the Iran-Iraq war, the Iraqi Army used the Polish wz. 50 besides SSh-40 and SSh-60 helmets, but these were gradually replaced by the M80 helmet.^[5]

•  Iraq − Replaced by the M80^[6]
•  Soviet Union^[7]
•  Syria^[8]
•  Vietnam − Used by NVA anti-aircraft artillery crews^[4] and Military Police (Vietnamese: Kiem Soat Quan Su, lit. 'Military Control')^[9]

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