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.
Thursday, September 3, 2020
Press correspondents inspecting newly finished howitzer barrels at a British ordnance factory.
I don't think those are new barrels. They have improvised camo paint on some of them. I bet they are worn out barrels for refurb or recycling, assuming that was possible for the 9.2BL Mk1, which these look like.
read about how they used those things. they basically lined them up, pointed them at the german trenches and shot till they ran out shells and they had mile long trains behind bringing them more ammo. A box barrage on an section of the line would probably use them up pretty quickly.
"Boss, the news people are coming over to see these barrels, so how about we just dump 'em in the street like cordwood."
ReplyDeleteI don't think those are new barrels. They have improvised camo paint on some of them. I bet they are worn out barrels for refurb or recycling, assuming that was possible for the 9.2BL Mk1, which these look like.
ReplyDeleteIn support of the theory that these are being recycled, the marking "BLR" should, in those days, stand for "beyond local repair".
ReplyDeleteread about how they used those things. they basically lined them up, pointed them at the german trenches and shot till they ran out shells and they had mile long trains behind bringing them more ammo. A box barrage on an section of the line would probably use them up pretty quickly.
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