Also known as Army Helmet.
A military helmet. Stats, where to find it and how to use it below. Updated for Build 42.21, November 2026.
Head · Bite 70 / Scratch 80 Clothing & armour
A military helmet.
Military storage and soldier zombies.
Also found in desert and WWII variants.
How the Army Helmet stacks up against other head · bite 70 / scratch 80 items and similar clothing & armour in our database, sorted by bite defence.
| Item | Bite defence | Scratch defence | Insulation | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army Boots | 100 | 100 | 1.00 | Shoes |
| Full Crash Helmet | 100 | 100 | 1.00 | Head |
| Army Helmet | 70 | 80 | 0.25 | Head |
| Football Helmet | 70 | 80 | 0.55 | Head |
| Firefighter Jacket | 50 | 70 | 0.85 | Jacket |
| Firefighter Pants | 20 | 30 | 0.85 | Pants |
| Leather Gloves | 15 | 30 | 0.75 | Hands |
| Hazmat Suit | 5 | 15 | 0.65 | Full suit |
The Army Helmet turns up in military storage and soldier zombies. These named places from our town guides fit that description; loot is random, so none is guaranteed.
| Place | Town | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Police station Gun storage next door; basement | Muldraugh | 10648,10408 |
| Police station Armory in the basement | West Point | 11804,6809 |
| Police station Armory and cells in the basement | Riverside | 6085,5242 |
| Police station Gun storage | Rosewood | 8068,11734 |
| Eight gun stores, two army surplus Plus 12330,1330 and 13595,1537 | Louisville | 13554,1266 |
| Gun store | Valley Station | 13261,5443 |
| Cold War bunker All rooms four floors down, beyond generator range | March Ridge | 9921,12624 |
| Three gun stores Plus a hunting store and storage rooms | Fallas Lake | 7252,8278 |
Every town and store type: loot locations and the map.
Where the Army Helmet comes up in our guides, with the line that mentions it:
Military Helmet is on 6 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army Surplus Headwear | Army Surplus Store (cupboard, crate); Pawnshop (box, cupboard, shelves) | 3.1% | 4 |
| Army Storage Outfit | Any building (locker); Army storage (shelves, military crate); Pawnshop (cupboard, shelves); and 2 more places | 0.93% | 4 |
| Safehouse Armor Mid | Survivor safehouse (mid game) (box, crate, drawer, …) | 0.25% | 2 |
| Safehouse Armor Late | Survivor safehouse (late game) (box, crate, drawer, …) | 0.20% | 3 |
| Locker Army Bedroom | Army tent (locker) | 0.12% | 4 |
| Locker Army Bedroom Home | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 0.10% | 4 |
Inside bags and cases: Military Satchel, Military Backpack, Duffel Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
Military storage and soldier zombies.
A military helmet. Also found in desert and WWII variants.
Item data from the ProjectZom item database, with stats from the Build 42 game data as published by pzfans.com and pindrop.gg. Item art is from Project Zomboid.