Quote Originally Posted by Flying10uk View Post
t said that steel helmets were sometimes/often not worn on night time patrols because the wind blowing round the helmet could create sufficient sound to be heard by an enemy.
I wore them and I've never heard that either. Sounds like an "Expert" opinion. I've heard the odd wind sound because the strap bails were right beside my ears... I didn't like helmets on patrol and generally we didn't wear helmets on patrol because...you couldn't hear anything and they were clumsy for creeping around. Had nothing to do with this other rumor.