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Bit sad that there was no context given with this post:
Source: https://www.facebook.com/hempnationonline/posts/hairy-marys-hemp-armour-1899-in-november-1899-a-hemp-armoured-locomotive-was-ply/493639161405714/
Well that is a fascinating story. Thanks for sharing!
holy crap what a story.. there are no cinematic versions of young Winnie rescuing a Hairy locomotive from guerilla Boers? that sounds worthy of anime almost..
Iβm terrified to think of what an anime version of something called βHairy Maryβ might look like.
"Winnie Rides Hairy Mary to Glory"
βHairy Mary and the Tentacle Rope Armorβ
that's the prequel
In which our protagonists set the stage and learn some valuable lessons which led to the decision to use hemp instead.
Did you just link a Facebook page as a source?
First result on Google with someone explaining things. I just wanted to know why they used ropes and OP didn't offer any explanation. Then I thought if I already went through the trouble of looking it up, I might as well post it. Fuck Facebook, but if you don't like this "source" go and grab your own.
This lazy and forgetful man says you are doing God's work π
Why were the soldiers taking orders from a reporter.
He was not just some random reporter. His father was an aristocrat, his mother the daughter of a wealthy American businessman. He had military education and had been appointed second lieutenant of the British army years earlier. He had combat experience from Sudan and India before going to South Africa.
Chances are he had a hands on approach to war correspondence as well.
A smart soldier will accept good ideas in a crisis whether they come from a superior, subordinate or whoever is around if they seem competent. Obviously that comes with some stuff about following the orders of people in charge of you and making a bunch of decisions in the moment but it's not that unreasonable.
The queue for jokes about a "smart soldier" forms below.
Yeah I feel like the story may be bs
But how is hemp an effective armor?
I would assume similar to gambeson.
How is that helpful?
Why isn't there a movie about this?
Fucking Churchill. What a fucking badass.
Well, yes and no. He was also a massive piece of shit who knowingly ordered hundreds of Australian and New Zealand troops to their deaths at the Dardanelles
Every wartime leader knowing sends their members of the military to their deaths.
There are tons of other terrible things he did that are exceptional. Like causing a famine in India by depriving them of food, allowing chemical agents against indigenous people, genuine racism, and encouraged the genocide of Palestinians.
You should definitely look up the details of that theater of the war. He purposely sent ANZAC troops to storm the beaches that he knew were mined extensively. Used them as mine fodder to clear the way for British troops. Threw away thousands of lives for a failure of a campaign.
Well after that he basically became the symbol of the defense of Britain in ww2