And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Friday, April 10, 2020
Austro-Hungarian army officer poses with a Škoda 305 mm mortar (1917). Looks like a real thumper.
Simple Psycho-sociology 101: Across diverse species, physical size and, relatedly, strength, are elementary determinants of formidability, and this is also true of humans. Ergo whoever dies with the biggest weapon, wins!
He looks like a kid.
ReplyDeleteHe's having a smoke...must be an adult!
DeleteI joined the Marines at 17. Thought I was a grown man. Then when my son turned 17, it scared the hell out of me.
DeleteHis name is Cannon Fodder.
ReplyDeleteA 12" mortar...
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't want to be on the receiving end.
ReplyDeleteMy comprehension dudna go any further than 81mm. Big question though us "who humps the baseplate"?
DeleteIt doesn't matter.
DeleteThe Marines would still consider this "man-portable".
They called it "Schlim Emma"...Bad Emma
ReplyDeleteSimple Psycho-sociology 101: Across diverse species, physical size and, relatedly, strength, are elementary determinants of formidability, and this is also true of humans. Ergo whoever dies with the biggest weapon, wins!
ReplyDeleteYou have to wonder when he realized this was the end of the empire he served? Did he live long enough to see it?
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