Hełm wz. 67 vs Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops

FORCETALLY

Loading the evidence…

Preparing your view.

AProtective equipment

Hełm wz. 67

Combat helmet

Credit

Benio Kit · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BProtective equipment

Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops

Combat helmet and bulletproof vest

First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

11 of 55 rows sourced on both sides

1.5kgWeight

3.2–4.9kgdepending on size Vest depending on size

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1.5 kg

Weight

Single source

1,5kg (3,35 lbs)^[source]

3.2–4.9 kg

depending on size Vest depending on size

Single source

Configuration

Details

Hełm wz. 67 and Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops configuration
Specification	Hełm wz. 67	Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops
Type	Combat helmet^[source]	Combat helmet and bulletproof vest^[source]
Place of origin	Polish People's Republic^[source]	United States^[source]
In service	1967-present^[source]	1983–2003 (U.S. Army & Marines) 1983–present (U.S. Navy) 1985–present (other countries)^[source]
Used by	See Users for details^[source]

Wars	Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia Martial law in Poland Gulf War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]	Invasion of Grenada (first usage) Invasion of Panama Persian Gulf War Operation Gothic Serpent Yugoslav Wars Global War on Terrorism War in Afghanistan Iraq War Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]

Designer	Military Institute of Armament Technology^[source]	U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center^[source]

Manufacturer	Huta Silesia^[source]	Gibraltar Industries (first known helmet/vest manufacturer) Made by numerous manufacturers, such as Isratex, Inc.^[source]

Produced	1967-1989^[source]	—

Variants	wz. 67 wz. 67/75^[source]	U.S. Navy Flak Jacket (Mk 1, Mod 0)^[source]

Former operator · al-Qaeda	al-Qaeda^[source]	—

Former operator · Free Syrian Army	Free Syrian Army^[source]	—

Material	steel^[source]	Kevlar^[source]

Designed	—	1975 (vest), 1977 (helmet)^[source]

Protection standard	—	The shell is made from 19 layers of Kevlar , a ballistic aramid fabric treated with a phenolic resin system, and is rated at Threat Level IIIA .^[source]Open-source estimate; PASGT helmet shell, not the PASGT vest It meets the 1800 requirement of MIL-STD-662 E.^[source]Open-source estimate; PASGT helmet; the source does not supply a unit for its stated 1800 requirement Based on testing conducted for the Brass Fetcher Ballistic Testing Company, former ARDEC research engineer John Ervin stated that the PASGT vest is equivalent to NIJ level II or IIA protection: able to stop multiple 124-grain 9×19mm FMJ pistol rounds to its main torso panels (front and back), but susceptible to several closely spaced rounds or shots to the thin neck and shoulder panels.^[source]Open-source estimate; PASGT vest torso-panel independent-test comparison to NIJ II or IIA; the neck/shoulder limitations are retained

Protection standard

—

The shell is made from 19 layers of Kevlar , a ballistic aramid fabric treated with a phenolic resin system, and is rated at Threat Level IIIA .^[source]Open-source estimate; PASGT helmet shell, not the PASGT vest

It meets the 1800 requirement of MIL-STD-662 E.^[source]Open-source estimate; PASGT helmet; the source does not supply a unit for its stated 1800 requirement

Based on testing conducted for the Brass Fetcher Ballistic Testing Company, former ARDEC research engineer John Ervin stated that the PASGT vest is equivalent to NIJ level II or IIA protection: able to stop multiple 124-grain 9×19mm FMJ pistol rounds to its main torso panels (front and back), but susceptible to several closely spaced rounds or shots to the thin neck and shoulder panels.^[source]Open-source estimate; PASGT vest torso-panel independent-test comparison to NIJ II or IIA; the neck/shoulder limitations are retained

Reported operators	Reported operator · Donetsk People's Republic Reported operator · Egypt Reported operator · Poland Reported operator · Syria Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Reported operator · Polish People's Republic	Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Afghanistan Reported operator · Argentina Reported operator · Armenia Reported operator · Brazil Reported operator · Bolivia Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina Reported operator · Chile Reported operator · Costa Rica Reported operator · Dominican Republic Reported operator · Ecuador Reported operator · El Salvador Reported operator · Estonia Reported operator · Greece Reported operator · Haiti Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Iraq Reported operator · Israel Reported operator · Kazakhstan Reported operator · Lebanon Reported operator · Mexico Reported operator · Moldova Reported operator · Nicaragua Reported operator · Philippines Reported operator · Portugal Reported operator · Saudi Arabia Reported operator · Slovenia Reported operator · Taiwan Reported operator · Thailand Reported operator · Turkey Reported operator · United States Reported operator · Uruguay Reported operator · Venezuela Reported operator · Vietnam