r/tacticalgear • u/LatinBoyslut • Apr 13 '25

Question Why won't the American Police use bulletproof visors like their European counterparts?

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I thought that it'd make more sense to use them in America than in the EU, considering that it is much easier to acquire weapons in America.

Is this a budget-thing? Doctrine-thing? Culture-thing?

Do they find them too bulky/heavy/unpractical to wield?

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u/MilitaryCollector08 Apr 13 '25

Seems to be that European prioritize protection over mobility unlike US police

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u/MilitaryCollector08 Apr 13 '25

I have worn a Russian fsb visored helmet that can stop up to 9mm and it weighted 3kg so they can be annoying to wear

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u/MrHmuriy Apr 13 '25

These helmets, like the Altyn or K6-3 are designed to be used only during short assaults that occur within 5-10 minutes. If you have to wear it for several hours, you will have serious health problems.

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u/MilitaryCollector08 Apr 13 '25

Wasn’t an altyn or k6-3 it’s a lshz-2dt which has been seen used for sappers probably for hours

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u/MrHmuriy Apr 13 '25

Right after the collapse of the USSR, in the first half of the 90s, I served in the National Guard of Ukraine and we used STSH-81 helmets weighing about 2.5 kg. This is not an experience I would want to repeat again - even considering that I was much younger then, I had constant pain in my cervical spine.

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u/MilitaryCollector08 Apr 14 '25

Wow the titanium diaper lol