MILIPOL 17 - Thick-headed at Mehler

That the members of the executive branch are sometimes a bit stubborn, who can blame them. Assertiveness is part of the job profile - and that in all dangerous situations. Now it just so happens that the situation where a perpetrator shows up with a Kalashnikov is considered more likely nowadays. Protection for officials who intervene is needed. The H5 helmet is called the Mehler Helmet, which gives the Pointman enough durability to go through the door and confront the evil. The good piece is properly armored. Now the helmet alone is already a great piece of protection, in the picture you can see the base on which the AK47 upgrade kit can be mounted: individual plates that hold tight enough with Velcro to stop comrades 7.62. The H5 is also equipped with NVG mount and side rails. Both are glued and not screwed, in order to not weaken the structure of the head protection through holes.

The visors can be exchanged. The transparent ballistic visor on the left provides a better field of vision, the full visor from the AK47 upgrade kit on the right provides better ballistic protection. By the way, the vision slot is free.

Mehler lets the dolls stand at Milopol 2017: the man here is wearing the equipment that was successfully sold to Austria. Mehler excelled here with COBRA and WEGA, the picture shows the COBRA equipment. Particularly exciting here is the throat protection: there is also a separate SAPI plate (actually small plates) from the German company for that.

During our visit to the Mehler booth, we were able to get a SAPI plate in our hands with its sweet touch of weight, which is a fully multi-hit plate. Impressive how much protection can be achieved with so little weight these days.

When wearing plate carriers, there is always the internal danger of heat build-up. The man is squeezed into his gear, heating up with every movement. The sun contributes helpfully. This is a cooling system for people who have to work with a plate carrier. Cool idea, we think. It would be worth a field test...

MEHLER vario system on the internet: m-v-s.de