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Hemp rope armor of the British locomotive "Hairy Mary", South Africa, Second Boer War, ~1898 (lemmy.world)
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[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago

yeah, but without being able to bind them together horizontally, the gaps between the larger rope strands will allow small arms fire to pass through in most cases.