MP Gear

[stormlion1]

Would have figured a baseball cap would have been the way to go or possibly the boonie cap.

[Gelrir]

Ah, well, berets are shown in several of the original MP publications. If the US Army can choose berets, so can the (military-industrial) Morrow Project, I suppose.

Especially in the early-to-mid Eighties, when "military beret" has an association with tough guys (Airborne, Special Forces, paratroopers in other countries).

It's certainly a decision that can be changed by any referee/PD for their own campaign of course. If you feel the Project should issue Montana hats, or toques, or leather Snoopy helmets ... go for it.



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Michael

[stormlion1]

Oh, I am not faulting the berets themselves. It just seems like an odd piece of equipment to issue to Morrow Teams, especially ones that are expected to awaken only three years after a nuclear war. Morrow Teams equipment runs the gamut of timeframes, M-14 rifles, M-16's, Uzi's. The old Vietnam era OD Green camo, probably the newer for the 80's BDU's, etc, etc. It all came down to when the team was frozen and if they were updated before the bombs fell.

[Project_Sardonicus]

I always wondered who's bright idea it was to issue berets of all things Its not exactly the best head gear in the field after all and its not like the Morrow Teams were trying to be mistaken for Green Berets with Morrow Project badges on their shoulders.
And on that note, where did the badge come from

Berets are awesome and were rather popular with some quite elite Allied units in ww2. As they helped soften the shape of the head thus making for a less clear target for a sniper or anyone with a rifle. Steel helmets of the time barely being able to keep out the rain.

Now the met police in the UK are considering issuing Sikh officers in firearms and riot units with turbans made from bullet resistant cloth.

So I can't see why a resist weave beret would be out of question. Perhaps with a protective inner liner as well.

In game terms perhaps enough to give a foolish team member shot in the head, a painful if not fatal lesson in being more common.

Indeed there's also a Russian company that makes self defence hats from tough material, with a solid rim. Kind of like an Oddjob baseball cap, so why not weaponise a beret. I believe when brawling in the days before DDay some soldier would use their berets as a sort of cosh. Holding one end and striking their fellow brawler with the heavy badge end.

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[Gelrir]

Or of course a helmet.



That's a 1986 PASGT helmet, with a black fabric cover. Notice it has a webbing suspension; more recent helmets have foam pads replacing much of the webbing. Weight in medium size about 1.6 kg.

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Michael B.

[Gelrir]

Oh, and it's size Large. It fits my 7-3/4 hat-size head nicely ... the extra-large size must be for about a hat size 8 or so.

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Michael B.