Interesting, I didn’t know they had cloth wrappers for their Pickelhauben. Is/was that a common thing, to have cloth wrappers for helmets?
Edit: I did the tiniest bit more research and stumbled over what might be the reason, translated from this source:
During WW1, the Pickelhaube became useless. The metal reflected sunlight, meaning the soldiers couldn’t camouflage. The spike would often stick out of trenches, making them easier to spot.
As a result, a new helmet model was then introduced in 1916, but I guess, they had to get creative until those were ready…
Would you believe me if I told you these people are lucky and probably some of the wealthier? Even by 1910 the Russian empire had shifted from serfdom, to effectively share cropping. And former pestants not working on farms means they managed to earn enough to purchase back freedom
Mm. By 1910, payments for remission of serfdom had ended, and mining is generally not what people move on to when they have a reasonable choice. For that matter, they may only be mining as a supplement to their farmwork, as many pre-modern populations did.
Cant wait for the Hippo tank concept. Does it eat other tanks? Can it dive in rivers? Is it fck dangerous once it drives your direction trying to slam you down? Is it German, French or from US (big is better?)
You probably have never been under a fighter jet before. Hell even f13s flying normally catch me off guard. Just out of nowhere the fuckin sky just randomly goes KABOOM. Imagine one of those crashing right behind you. I almost guarantee you if you were that man you to would be turning around to see what is making that deafining sound that’s rattling your entire body.
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