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Kinda a weird question, but how come in the videos coming out of Ukraine you never see people putting grass on their heads?
Or is that a thing lf the past now in modern militaries?
Actual grass needs to be replaced regularly. The grass tucked into the helmet band across the front like that is going exactly where a NOD mount goes, which makes an extra layer of hassle.
It’s certainly doable, and something done by modern forces, but it’s an extra level of effort that’s more situational.
The lesser, but easier to maintain option is artificial scrim on the helmets, which you do see sometimes in Ukraine war media. You don’t have to keep replacing it (unless it gets torn up), and can set it up around NOD mounts. It is one more thing to possibly catch on the inside of a building, trench, or vehicle though.
Otherwise it just might not be something soldiers aren’t doing because they feel it’s a minor factor when they have more pressing day after day concerns. Its like applying camo facepaint, sure it probably provides additional concealment to some degree, but after day 300+ of being shelled you probably stop caring about applying it.
Thanks for that explanation, makes sense why you often see this on exercises but less so on a real front.
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