PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 days agoHemp rope armor of the British locomotive "Hairy Mary", South Africa, Second Boer War, ~1898lemmy.worldimagemessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up1117arrow-down12cross-posted to: noncredibledefense@lemmy.world
arrow-up1115arrow-down1imageHemp rope armor of the British locomotive "Hairy Mary", South Africa, Second Boer War, ~1898lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 days agomessage-square12linkfedilinkcross-posted to: noncredibledefense@lemmy.world
minus-squareneukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·23 days agoyeah, but without being able to bind them together horizontally, the gaps between the larger rope strands will allow small arms fire to pass through in most cases.
yeah, but without being able to bind them together horizontally, the gaps between the larger rope strands will allow small arms fire to pass through in most cases.