ShMS Series Gas Masks

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ShMS Gas Mask Technical Data

Manufacturer: State Factories at Moscow, Orenburg, Saratov, Tambov, and Yakovlev
Manufacturer Designation: шлем-маской специальной (Helmet Mask, Special)
Variations: None
Year Adopted:

Between 1955 - 1962
User Nations:

Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Poland, Soviet Union/Russia

Operational Status:

Obsolete

Used With

RSh-4 kit (Military)
Dimensions of RSh-4 kit:
     Length:
     Width:
     Height:
   
22 cm (8.66 inches)
9 cm (3.54 inches)
23 cm (9.05 inches)
Weight:
     Mask Only:
     Full RSh-4 Kit:
   
446 grams (15.75 ounces)
1.720 kilograms (3 lb, 12.6 ounces)
Mask Field of View:

__ degrees

 

Filter Information

Filter Type:

EO-16

 EO-65-K GP-5
Dimensions:
     Diameter:
     Height:
   
10.7 cm

(4.21 inches)
17.5 cm

(6.89 inches)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Connection Size:

40mm (1.57 inches)

Filter Weight: 867 g (1 lb, 14.6 oz)    
Effective Against:

All commonly used NBC agents

Effective Duration: - - -

 

ShMS Series Gas Mask
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History, Development, and Use

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Sources Cited

1) РУКОВОДСТВО, ПО ЭКСПЛУАТАЦИИ СРЕДСТВ ИНДИВИДУАЛЬНОЙ ЗАЩИТЫ ЧАСТЬ II, Edited by A.P Volkov, ВОЕННЭДАТ : Moscow, 1988. Print.

2) УЧЕБНИК СЕРЖАНТА, ХИМИЧЕСКИХ ВОЙСК, Edited by Yu. P. Volynaev, Военное Издательств : Moscow, 1975 Print.

3) УЧЕБНО-МЕТОДИЧЕСКОЕ ПОСОБИЕ ПО ПОДГОТОВКЕ ПОДРАЗДЕЛЕНИЙ К ЗАЩИТЕ ОТ ЯДЕРНОГО, БАКТЕРИОЛОГИЧЕСКОГО ОРУЖИЯ, И ЗАЖИГАТЕЛЬНЫХ СРЕДСТВ, Военное Издательств : Moscow, 1971 Print.

4) РАДИОАКТИВНЫЕ И ОТРАВЛЯЮЩИЕ ВЕЩЕСТВА, БАКТЕРИАЛЬНЫЕ СРЕДСТВА И ЗАЩИТА ОТ НИХ, Edited by Emelyanova, V. T., Военное Издательств : Moscow, 1962, Print.