SSh-68
The SSh-68 (Russian: СШ-68 [стальной шлем образца 1968 года/stalnoy shlyem], English: SSh-68 steel helmet model 1968) - is a steel combat helmet of the Soviet and then Russian Armed Forces. The SSh-68 is a further development of the SSh-60 helmet. It differs primarily in its greater strength, greater front slope of the dome and the shorter outer edge. It is usually painted in dark green.
| SSh-68 | |
|---|---|
SSh-68 helmet | |
| Type | Combat Helmet |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | Soviet-Afghan War 1982 Lebanon War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Georgian Civil War Transnistria War War in Abkhazia Tajikistani Civil War East Prigorodny Conflict First Chechen War War of Dagestan Second Chechen War War in Donbas Second Nagorno-Karabakh War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1968 |
| Produced | 1968-present |
| Variants | See Variants |
The SSh-68 was used by the armed forces of the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies, and others. Today, it is still in service in most countries of the CIS, as well as Vietnam and Afghanistan.
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