Army Snipers Put In Danger By Ill Fitting Helmets That Make It 'Near Impossible' To Target Taliban Fighters -- Daily Mail
* Crack marksmen are having to remove the helmets to adopt firing position
* The latest controversy was flagged up in a letter in Soldier magazine
* It will reignite fears that defence chiefs are cutting corners on equipment
British Army snipers’ lives are being put at risk because they are forced to remove ill-fitting protective helmets before they shoot at the enemy.
Crack marksmen have complained that it is ‘near impossible’ to adopt a correct firing position when targeting Taliban fighters in Afghanistan because of unsuitable kit.
Problems have arisen on the frontline when the back of the standard-issue helmets rub against the top of the ballistic plates in the cutting-edge Osprey body armour.
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My Comment: I suspect that these British snipers started complaining on day one when they first started to use these helmets. The fact that it took a letter to a Soldier magazine to illicit a response from the MoD tells me that this is a problem that they are avoiding to solve for the simple reason being that there is no money in the budget to fix it right now.