PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoHemp rope armor of the British locomotive "Hairy Mary", South Africa, Second Boer War, ~1898lemmy.worldimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1117
arrow-up1117imageHemp rope armor of the British locomotive "Hairy Mary", South Africa, Second Boer War, ~1898lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·10 days agoNot much more than small arms fire, probably. Bit of an ad-hoc solution to Boer raiders and sharpshooters.
Not much more than small arms fire, probably. Bit of an ad-hoc solution to Boer raiders and sharpshooters.