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[-] mech@feddit.org 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Similar ones:

WW1 cavalry soldiers who still carried a lance, for charging against infantry.
(Even in the later stage of the war, when they already had steel helmets and gas masks)

this post was submitted on 22 Jan 2026
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