tokarev Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 (edited) Thought about using these with my Ferret - are these helmets compatible with the Clansman intercom sets ? Seems like a decent price. http://www.ima-usa.com/review/product/list/id/118/category/103/ Edited November 19, 2012 by tokarev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northrecce Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Clansman has been around for a long time before the Falklands conflict so i can say with confidence this will work but get a second opinion as i can't see the plug at the end of the head set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landyandy Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 i have one for the conq,standerd clansman plug on it,fits our ferret as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diana and Jackie Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/British-Army-Military-Tank-Helmet-Full-Complete-Set-RARE-With-Communications-/160895708592?pt=UK_Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item257621adb0 Brand new if you can get them sent to the USA D&J Thought about using these with my Ferret - are these helmets compatible with the Clansman intercom sets ? Seems like a decent price.http://www.ima-usa.com/review/product/list/id/118/category/103/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokarev Posted November 20, 2012 Author Share Posted November 20, 2012 Doesnt look like they ship to the US Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 I stand to be corrected but I don't believe any helmet would be appropriate for Ferret with Clansman. When Clansman went out to the armoured divisions around 1980, Ferret's role amounted to being officially the rover for the CO and in fact the rover for the RSM, because whereas both had given their career to the regiment, the CO had the final word and could swap his Ferret (giving a degree or armour protection whilst visiting the sabre troops at the sharp end) for the RSM's more comfortable Land Rover. There were also Mark 1s used as rebros in RAC and I imagine other combat and combat support units. As far as I can recall after 30 years, as Regimental Signals Storeman, I never had helmets on the books for Ferrets: crews used (and believe me we preferred to use) beret and headset (unless I am very much mistaken, the nicely comfortable Staff User Headgear). These were all Mark 1s: the only requirement for Mark 2s by then being the UNFICYP Force Reserve Squadron and the Sovereign Base Armoured Car Squadron and Northern Ireland. In NI, the helmet would serve no ballistically-protective purpose: we wore our regimental navy blue berets. In UNFICYP we wore the UN blue beret for obvious reasons and whenever we met our colleagues from the Sovereign Base Areas, they also wore their usual regimental berets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazz Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 I agree with Alien, we mainly wore the appropriate headset, whether Larkspur/Clansman with ferrets, we did get issued the RAC pattern steel helmet, but I can say I never saw them ever been worn whilst crewing the vehs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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