UK_Widowmaker 571 Posted December 8, 2010 Fine...til you sink in the Mud! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeDixonUK 5 Posted December 8, 2010 Very Pythonesque. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UK_Widowmaker 571 Posted December 8, 2010 Looking at the guy on the right..I assume his moustache was what attracted attention from the German Machine Gun?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeDixonUK 5 Posted December 8, 2010 That'll be where Star Wars got the idea from then I suppose, those three probably just got back from fighting the Battle of Hoth: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+daddyairplanes 9,902 Posted December 8, 2010 i don't know why but the first pic reminds me of something from Gumby! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UK_Widowmaker 571 Posted December 8, 2010 Just goes to show the mentality at the time...Most of the Generals probably thought, you could pop on a Breastplate...pull your visor down, and charge with a Warhorse and Sabre.....well, the Machine Gun sure put an end to Chivalry in much the same way as the Crossbow did in Medieval times. After all...any twat can fire a machine gun Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silverbolt 104 Posted December 8, 2010 Are those Pre-WWI? they surely look like some XVIII Century old fashion armor. was that really effective ? today i think one 5,56 or a 7,62 bullet can rip of this like paper, not sure in WWI and pre WWI times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UK_Widowmaker 571 Posted December 8, 2010 I think they were certainly WW1 rather than pre-WW1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wayfarer 5 Posted December 8, 2010 I seem to connect the wearing of armour like this with attempts at planting explosive charges under the enemy's wire to blow gaps in it - only thing is I can't remember why I make this connection! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rugbyfan1972 1 Posted December 8, 2010 Just goes to show the mentality at the time...Most of the Generals probably thought, you could pop on a Breastplate...pull your visor down, and charge with a Warhorse and Sabre.....well, the Machine Gun sure put an end to Chivalry in much the same way as the Crossbow did in Medieval times. After all...any twat can fire a machine gun UKW, Don't forget the longbow, that was even deadlier in trained hands i.e. most of the english archers. Thanks Rugbyfan1972 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morris 2 Posted December 8, 2010 that must hurt... m Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wallaroo 0 Posted December 8, 2010 Couldn't help thinking about Ned Kelly - Australian colonial bushranger (outlaw) who was active around the mid-late 19th century in NSW and Victoria (2 states in Australia). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wallaroo 0 Posted December 8, 2010 Oops!! Couldn't help thinking about Ned Kelly - Australian colonial bushranger (outlaw) who was active around the mid-late 19th century in NSW and Victoria (2 states in Australia). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TaillyHo 2 Posted December 8, 2010 G'day Wallaroo - was just reading down this post thinking I should find a pic of Ned Kelly to add! Bonza job, Mate! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UK_Widowmaker 571 Posted December 9, 2010 UKW, Don't forget the longbow, that was even deadlier in trained hands i.e. most of the english archers. Thanks Rugbyfan1972 Indeed Rugbyfan, But the point I was trying to make was that a Crossbow (like an MG) takes very little training, unlike those amazing guys at Agincourt, who required years to attain the proficiency needed to whop French ass! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hasse Wind 46 Posted December 9, 2010 I've seen some pics of these experimental WW1 armours before. They tried many things during the Great War, including these Star Wars plates. They were too cumbersome and not good enough to protect from all bullets, shrapnel and shell and bomb fragments. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
