Something similar to this happened to a Confederate corps commander during the Atlanta campaign during the civil war.
"On June 14, 1864, Confederate general Leonidas Polk was scouting enemy positions near Marietta, GA when he was killed by a Federal 3-inch shell at Pine Mountain. The artillery fire was initiated when the Union commander, General W.T. Sherman, spotted the cluster of Confederate officers, which included Polk, Gen William J. Hardee, and Gen Joseph Johnston, in an exposed area. He pointed them out to Gen. Howard, commander of the IV Corps, and ordered him to fire on them. Battery I of the 1st Ohio Light Artillery obeyed the order within minutes. The third round from the battery struck Polk's left arm, went through his chest, and exited hitting his right arm. It nearly cut him in two."
Antoine Favreau was a Carabinier-à-cheval (mounted carabiner) during the time of the Napoleonic Wars. The Carabinier were a body of heavy cavalry. At the time of Napoleon, they wore steel armor-plated brass, highly polished, and were armed with carbine which gave them the name (sort of short rifle), a saber and a pair of pistols.He died instantly. The photograph explains itself, the main feature being the cannonball hole punched completely through both front and back sections of the steel cuirass!
A little bondo and it will buff right out.
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I guess he should have got the level V armor plates
ReplyDeleteThat'll do it.
ReplyDeleteSo did the manufacturer honour the warranty?...
ReplyDeleteBet he felt pretty secure with his body armor...
ReplyDelete'Tis but a scratch....
ReplyDeleteIt's on the right side. It missed his heart. He should have walked away from that hit.
ReplyDeleteWas he standing directly in front of the friggin cannon or what?
ReplyDeletehas since been reclassified as a COVID-19 death
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame it wasn't an Antifa member wearing it...
ReplyDeleteSomething similar to this happened to a Confederate corps commander during the Atlanta campaign during the civil war.
ReplyDelete"On June 14, 1864, Confederate general Leonidas Polk was scouting enemy positions near Marietta, GA when he was killed by a Federal 3-inch shell at Pine Mountain. The artillery fire was initiated when the Union commander, General W.T. Sherman, spotted the cluster of Confederate officers, which included Polk, Gen William J. Hardee, and Gen Joseph Johnston, in an exposed area. He pointed them out to Gen. Howard, commander of the IV Corps, and ordered him to fire on them. Battery I of the 1st Ohio Light Artillery obeyed the order within minutes. The third round from the battery struck Polk's left arm, went through his chest, and exited hitting his right arm. It nearly cut him in two."
It sucked to be Leonidas Polk, which explains why they named Fort Polk after him, because that might be one of the suckiest places in the Army.
DeleteAntoine Favreau was a Carabinier-à-cheval (mounted carabiner) during the time of the Napoleonic Wars. The Carabinier were a body of heavy cavalry. At the time of Napoleon, they wore steel armor-plated brass, highly polished, and were armed with carbine which gave them the name (sort of short rifle), a saber and a pair of pistols.He died instantly. The photograph explains itself, the main feature being the cannonball hole punched completely through both front and back sections of the steel cuirass!
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