Hairy Mary armored train with hemp rope armor from the Boer War.

  • skillissuerM
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    1 year ago

    the shittiest of technicals

    i think similar contraptions were used in propellant factories of the era as blast shields, but it’s kinda pointless this way when curtain can’t flex under stress. maybe perhaps it will stop tiny fragments or shot and the slowest of bullets, otherwise it would probably cause more trouble when it catches fire

      • scoredseqrica@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        Well that and the fact they are made of asbestos, and raising and lowering friable asbestos fabric all the time in a public space isn’t the best idea.