Cacti as camuflage
Cacti as camuflage
Image was made in Tunisia.
If your cacti mess in your job just forget about the job.
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8
Re: Cacti as camuflage
Oh my, I've never seen such an image before 7george! Impressive! Thank you for sharing!
"The best fertilizer is the gardener's own shadow"
Chinese proverb
Chinese proverb
- ElieEstephane
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Re: Cacti as camuflage
Getting shot is less painful than being full of glochids
There are more cacti in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
One of the few cactus lovers in Lebanon (zone 11a)
One of the few cactus lovers in Lebanon (zone 11a)
Re: Cacti as camuflage
I would at least put some goggles on, in case the enemy shoots back. I can just imagine, getting hit by some exploding cactus pads and sprayed with glochids. I did some weed whacking this spring and accidentally hit a few Opuntia cladodes. What a mess that was!
Also, prickly pear cacti do not offer much protection and are definitely not bullet proof.
Harald
Also, prickly pear cacti do not offer much protection and are definitely not bullet proof.
Harald
Re: Cacti as camuflage
A few more pictures of people hiding in cactus from the same era (WWII)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cassowary ... 3835939328
https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=ht ... mrc&uact=8
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cassowary ... 3835939328
https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=ht ... mrc&uact=8
Los Angeles, California (USA)
Zone 10b (yearly minimum temperature 1-5° C)
Fishhook cacti are like cats, they only like to be petted in one direction
Zone 10b (yearly minimum temperature 1-5° C)
Fishhook cacti are like cats, they only like to be petted in one direction
- ElieEstephane
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Re: Cacti as camuflage
Hmm never knew the drum magazine was issued to the army on the tompson smg
There are more cacti in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
One of the few cactus lovers in Lebanon (zone 11a)
One of the few cactus lovers in Lebanon (zone 11a)
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Re: Cacti as camuflage
Some were issued, but they were not popular. The British shipped thousands of them back to the States in exchange for box magazines, complaining of the weight of the drums, that they rattled, and that changing magazines was slow. Later versions dropped provision for the drum magazines.ElieEstephane wrote: ↑Sat May 05, 2018 6:53 am Hmm never knew the drum magazine was issued to the army on the tompson smg
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- ElieEstephane
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Re: Cacti as camuflage
Yes the notorious bolt lock assist thingy that if lost, you'll spend a few minutes battling the drum to mount. I did not know about the issues you mentionned so thanks! There was also problems with the spring sometimes not having enough tension for all 51 rounds and misloading problems.
There are more cacti in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
One of the few cactus lovers in Lebanon (zone 11a)
One of the few cactus lovers in Lebanon (zone 11a)
Re: Cacti as camuflage
Well, when I was in the army we had to dig trenches for cannons in the ground manually and that wasn't easy, believe me. I would take the glochids.
If your cacti mess in your job just forget about the job.
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8