Turbans and stuff (was: Re: Beer crates, again...)

> The turban cannot be worn under a kevlar helmet

No, but Sikhs serving in the Police over here (UK) wear a dark blue turban
(adorned with the usual cap badge, IIRC) in place of the plice helmet or
peaked cap. As to the WW2 North Africa fighting, most of the reference books
I've got show Indian Brigade troops wearing ordinary tin hats when in combat,
but
their turbans (either the Sikh one or the pointy-middle one for Punjabi
units) when on parade - though there are a FEW shots of turbanned troops
in combat, particularly gun crews. On modelling topics, if anyone wants to
make Indian unit conversions in 15mm (for WW2, modern or SF) then Peter Pig do
some really nice Sikh and Punjabi turbanned heads that swap very well onto
most makes of 15mm figure
after a little dremel-drilled hole is made in the neck - I've got an
excellent Sikh battalion for my Commonwealth forces (WW2 desert) made this
way.....