Picture of the day

[grelmar]

Those here that own cattle, especially range cattle will comment similarly.

It takes a calm, kind hand, to raise cattle. Not a job for high strung types. I'm guessing Sharps '74 would be the slow heartrate, controlled breathing, long range rifleman type. Whether or not the boss cow knew him, if he'd gotten a sudden case of the fidgets near that herd, his day would have likely gotten a lot more interesting, quickly.

 

[Grizzly Adams]

Those here that own cattle, especially range cattle will comment similarly.

And those that own bison will say, they are a breed of a totally different disposition.

Grizz

 

[bearhunter]

And those that own bison will say, they are a breed of a totally different disposition.

Grizz

They are certainly much more aggressive, from the little I've seen of them.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Anyhoo, pictures:

Soldiers of The 3rd (East Kent) Regiment of Foot (The Buffs) defending the Colours at Albuera, 1811

Same regiment (The Buffs - see what I did there? Clever fvckin' old me. ) some time later:

Not quite so flash, but perhaps a bit less brutal than being stabbed to death by irate Frenchmen on horseback.

 

[Grizzly Adams]

They are certainly much more aggressive, from the little I've seen of them.

When they get out, it often comes down to a buffalo hunt.

Grizz

 

[scott585]

One of the seven ex-East German T-72 brought to Canada in the early 1990s for use as targets if needed (Eryrx, Leopard mid life extension) The tank was at DRES Suffield then museumed, it was repainted some "cool" war trophy BS tan because CF museums do stupid stuff like that........like Borden does also.

that T-34 is a battle of berlin veteran as well.

 

[Sharps '74]

When they get out, it often comes down to a buffalo hunt. : Grizz

Yep.

Over Xmas and New years, I baby sat the ranch with my now wife. Prior to the owner leaving, he told me that some of the buffs had broken the fence and gone on a 'walk-about', split into two groups, one larger than the other. My job was to keep tabs on where they went and what damage they did to adjacent properties so he could make repairs in the spring.

With 18'' of snow on the ground, it wasn't hard to track them. When I found a group, I would drop off hay on the way back to the ranch to encourage them to go home. One day it snowed a lot and I couldn't find one group. It was getting dusk and I spotted a road I had not yet checked out. I went as far as I could in deep snow and got out to go further on foot. As it was getting dark, my lady was calling me back to the truck and I decided it was a bust for the day.

As I turned to go back to the truck, a large hump of snow stood up and shook itself, followed by several more. I'd found the buffs! I walked through them and threw some hay around the area hoping that it would encourage them to remain in the area for a while, the rest on the road back to the ranch.

Eventually they wandered back to the ranch where life was good.

 

[diopter]

Came across this, with the ridiculously simple explanation

Cross between a fireplace and a covid-19 face shield.

 

[diopter]

Ironclad Battleship Amiral Duperré pictured at Arsenal de Brest c1905 after the removal of her third mast.

Before the mast imputation.

 

[donor]

Notice the very extensive anti torpedo netting and its supports hanging on side of that ironclad.Netting of that sort was present on I think all battleships up to late ww2 if not longer.

I've never found nice,clear picture of that netting deployed but I found pic of model of battleship Hoche (1886) with it deployed.

That must have been a royal pita and time consuming to deploy and stow.



In essence it's a king sized chain mail and it works just the same.

 

[Tikka223]

Notice the very extensive anti torpedo netting and its supports hanging on side of that ironclad.Netting of that sort was present on I think all battleships up to late ww2 if not longer.

I've never found nice,clear picture of that netting deployed but I found pic of model of battleship Hoche (1886) with it deployed.

That must have been a royal pita and time consuming to deploy and stow.



In essence it's a king sized chain mail and it works just the same.

Well then. You learn something new every day. I’ve always wondered what those diagonal things were for.

 

[donor]

I find small technical details like that very interesting,like torpedo tubes on battleships.

 

[Grizzly Adams]

I find small technical details like that very interesting,like torpedo tubes on battleships.

That must have been good for fuel consumption.


Grizz

 

[Sharps '74]

I believe they were deployed while in harbour, not at sea.

In any case, obsolete once the aerial armour piercing bomb was developed.

 

[diopter]

I believe they were deployed while in harbour, not at sea.

In any case, obsolete once the aerial armour piercing bomb was developed.

Mostly used when at rest in a harbor, I.E not at a dock but not underway. Magnetic torpedoes could run under the net and explode under the keel.

 

[diopter]

 

[shredder]

Lots of scrap metal for the next war effort...........(the obsolete torpedo nets that is)

 

[Grizzly Adams]

If remember rightly, the Tirpitz was protected with anti torpedo nets, as the British X boats discovered.

Grizz

 

[55recce]

Used to be anti torpedo nets across the mouth of Esquimalt Harbour in WW2. Still a few bits to be seen at Fort Rodd Hill.
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/bc/fortroddhill

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Torpedoes, you say?