The M3 is the current service respirator of the armed forces of Serbia, replacing the M2 and its variants. The mask was designed by the VTI (Military technical institute)[3], and is manufactured by Trayal (formerly Miloje Zakić).
The Mask[]
The M3 bears quite a close resemblance to the US M40 mask, and improved significantly on the characteristics of its predecessor, the M2FV.
The M3 is made of brominated butyl, with thermoplastic lenses. It has two voice diaphragms and a drinking system.[1][2]
Accessories[]
The respirator comes sealed in a large silver foil bag and contains the following:
- Facepiece with protective vinyl stickers over lenses
- Carrier
- CBRN filter canister, 40mm STANAG-4155 thread
- CBRN filter canister cap
- Cleaning accessories
- Canteen adaptor for drinking tube use
- A short manual for maintaining and installing corrective inserts
If the user requires corrective lenses, these are issued with the mask.
Two serbian M3s in a demonstration/PR photo of the Serbian Armed Forces
Two Serbian soldiers wear M3's while storming a house
Advertisement for M3 gas mask by manufacturer
An information sheet distributed by the manufacturer
M3 faceblank
M3 Kit, Mask, filter, carrier, documentation canteen adapter
Rear View of headharness
Side view
Side view
Front view
Documentation, waterproofing bag, cleaning cloth
Front of carrier
Rear of carrier
Inside of carrier
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.vti.mod.gov.rs/ntp/rad2012/34-12/10/10.pdf
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.trayal.rs/index.php/sr/zastitna-sredstva/individualna-zastita-iz/zastita-glave-i-respiratornih-organa/zastitne-maske/217-zm-m3 (in Serbian)
- ↑ http://www.rts.rs/page/stories/ci/story/124/drustvo/984364/dan-vojnotehnickog-instituta-.html (in Serbian)