02-04-2024, 09:13 PM
(02-04-2024, 08:51 PM)JHG Wrote: Some guy had the bright idea of getting shield bearers in front of riflemen to charge at trenches in World War I.
You know where this is going: Any shield tough enough to stop a rifle would be too heavy to carry and it would still be useless against artillery and plane strafing. Plus, the flanks would be vulnerable.
Reminds me of the shovel-shield: too heavy as a shield, too short as a shovel... and the "firing hole" drilled into it made it useless as both!
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