PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoHemp rope armor of the British locomotive "Hairy Mary", South Africa, Second Boer War, ~1898lemmy.worldimagemessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10cross-posted to: noncredibledefense@lemmy.world
arrow-up18arrow-down1imageHemp rope armor of the British locomotive "Hairy Mary", South Africa, Second Boer War, ~1898lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square6linkfedilinkcross-posted to: noncredibledefense@lemmy.world
minus-squareParadachshund@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoNever seen this before. What was it good against?
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoNot much more than small arms fire, probably. Bit of an ad-hoc solution to Boer raiders and sharpshooters.
minus-squareSmokeyDope@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoHemp fiber is stronger than steel tensile strength wise, a bunch of it in thick layers is like a proto-kevlar
minus-squareneukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year 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.
Never seen this before. What was it good against?
Not much more than small arms fire, probably. Bit of an ad-hoc solution to Boer raiders and sharpshooters.
Hemp fiber is stronger than steel tensile strength wise, a bunch of it in thick layers is like a proto-kevlar
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.
Normalcy, I guess.
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