PMG-2

ПМГ-2

Противогаз Малогабаритный

Protivogaz Malogabaritnȳĭ

Small mask 2

Also

ShM-66MU^[1]^[2]

Preceded by

Succeeded by

PMG

GP-5

PMK-1 (USSR)

PMG-2T

GP-7V (USSR)

Skyddsmask 90 (Latvia, Lithuania)

M95 (Estonia, Lithuania)

OM-90, PMK-S, PMK-2 (Kazakhstan)

MT-213/2U (Ukraine)

MV-5 (Vietnam)

Filter

EO-62-K

Filter connection
40mm GOST

Made in

Soviet Union

Period

1971 - Current (Russian Army, Ukrainian Army)

Users

Issued to

Users list

Manufacturer

Yaroslavl tire factory, (Moscow and Saratov rarely)

The PMG-2 (Russian: Противогаз Малогабаритный — "Small mask"), designated as the GP-5m for civilian use, was a Soviet gas mask kit, issued from 1971 onwards, still seeing use in the Russian army and the Ukrainian army. The gas mask itself is the ShM-66MU^[1]^[2] and its version for pilots is the LP-2.

PMG-2 kit[]

Mask ShM-66mu, ShM-62u or rarely the ShMS black/gray (membrane upgraded)
Filter EO-62-K (EO-18k and PMK-1 filters were used in the case of there being not enough EO-62k filters)
Hydrophobic Filter sock
Type G bag (ГОСТ 13387-67) or cheaper alternative variant
Insulating lenses (rubber of the insulating lenses usually depended on the mask's rubber. soldiers rarely if ever used them, its likely troops either lost or discarded them due to them having no place in the bag)
Anti fog lenses 59mm or anti fog pencil
Spare voice membranes
IPP-8 or IPP-51 decontamination kit

GP-5m kit[]

Mask ShM-66mu black/gray (membrane upgraded)
Filter GP-5
GP-5 bag
Anti fog lens 59mm or anti fog crayon
IPP-8 or IPP-51 decontamination kit

Mask overview[]

Coming in either black or gray rubber, like most Soviet masks, the model is very similar to the GP-5, with a handful of noticeable changes. For instance, the mask possesses a voice diaphragm similar to that found on the ShMS or the MM-1, just under the eye lenses, which easily screws off. On either side of the mask there are small circles molded into the rubber to provide clearer hearing for communication between soldiers. It features flat, circular, eye lenses, a simple inlet valve and exhale valve, and a rubber facepiece.

The mask was made to be used by military personnel, Civilians also were issued civil version the GP-5m to manage radios in the Homefront. Several photographs circulating on the internet show modern day soldiers of the Russian Federation military utilizing this mask, despite its dated status (in contrast with the PMK series). Belarus also uses the mask at least during training exercises.

Filter[]

The EO-62-K differs from the GP-5 filter canister only in color and quality of charcoal and filtering paper. It's brown olive.

External information[]

User organization[]

Советская Армия (Soviet Army)

Вооружённые Си́лы Росси́йской Федера́ции (Russian armed forces)

Eesti Kaitsevägi (Estonian Defence Forces)

Nacionālie Bruņotie Spēki (Latvian Defence Forces)

Lietuvos ginkluotosios pajėgos (Lithuanian Army)

Збройні сили України (Ukranian Armed Forces)

Қазақстанның Қарулы күштері (Kazakh Armed Forces)

Quân đội Nhân dân Việt Nam (Vietnamese People's Army)

Civil Defense

Foreign use[]

After the collapse of the Soviet Union this was the first mask of the many new independent states. Since then most of the countries replaced it with modern designs but it is still in use by some countries.