"Soft cap or helmet for Japanese soldiers" Topic
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| The Shadow | 24 Feb 2017 10:33 a.m. PST |
Were the Japanese soldiers fighting against Americans in the Pacific more likely to wear soft caps or helmets? |
| Gone Fishing | 24 Feb 2017 12:50 p.m. PST |
I'm not an expert on this, but I believe the usual practice was to wear helmets during combat operations, though the soft cap was often worn underneath. Hope this helps. |
| uglyfatbloke | 24 Feb 2017 12:52 p.m. PST |
From photos/film I'd say GF is right, but I'm hardly an expert. |
Frederick  | 24 Feb 2017 1:31 p.m. PST |
Depends a lot on where they were – some of the island garrisons were at the end of a very long logistical tether When Japanese troops could wear a helmet from photos of the time I would say they did – in fact, some wore their helmets over their caps As the war went on it was not unusual for units to have a mix of troops in helmets and caps |
| Weasel | 24 Feb 2017 1:53 p.m. PST |
Photos suggest helmets as more common but as a wargamer, it's nice to have both. |
| Sundance | 24 Feb 2017 4:22 p.m. PST |
I'm not sure photographs are a good guide as it's unlikely they were taking group pictures during actual combat. I'd go with helmets, perhaps with a few caps scattered in just for looks. |
| uglyfatbloke | 24 Feb 2017 5:42 p.m. PST |
I was thinking of the combat footage/photos I've seen – a fair amount I suppose – all of which has featured helmets primarily, but as you say that's maybe not a good guide. All the same, I'd go with helmets for the vast majority and the odd cap and/or the odd pith-helmet. |
| Frontline Tim | 24 Feb 2017 6:16 p.m. PST |
I agree with uglyfatbloke, out in the field I expect it was what each man felt happy with, for myself I think a very thick helmet. |
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