The salvaging on these nets into helmet nets was not merely intended as a means of conservation of material, but also served the US Army Corps of Engineers goal of equipping units in the field with helmet netting.

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And all thoses that have ever slagged off AB soldiers for doing this over the yrs - please now go outside and eat ya hat!One of the keys to understanding the story of the Shrimp Net is understanding the “Camouflage Factories” that produced a large number of them.

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A green scrim over the desert camouflage cover reduces the visibility of a helmet under bright moonlight. However, that number is imprecise because the document does not list in detail any other sort of nets being provided during this period, and appears to classify all types of helmet netting provided by the British as “shrimp nets”.Later, from 1959, a different type of lining system was adopted, replacing the familiar black oilskin cloth and rubber pattern, being replaced with a three part liner.