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fire lance?

Started by Jim Webster, October 26, 2016, 12:14:21 PM

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Nick Harbud

An impressive lack of fireproof clothing and other protective equipment beyond some safety glasses....
Nick Harbud

Jim Webster

Quote from: NickHarbud on October 28, 2016, 06:02:50 AM
An impressive lack of fireproof clothing and other protective equipment beyond some safety glasses....

health and safety gone mad!   8)

Patrick Waterson

It does show the one major drawback of the firelance: someone has to light it when the enemy is within easy spitting distance.
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Andreas Johansson

Quote from: Patrick Waterson on October 28, 2016, 01:28:43 PM
It does show the one major drawback of the firelance: someone has to light it when the enemy is within easy spitting distance.
At one Mamluk-Mongol battle - I forget which - the Mongols neutralized Mamluk incendiaries by the simple expedient of not advancing for a while after the Mamluks had lit their weapons, so they were spent when the armies came blows.
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