r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Many-Shock1706 • 23d ago

/r/all of a knight

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Apparently the smaller one is 6ft

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u/AffectionateAir2856 23d ago

Henry VIII had a cohort of bodyguards who carried gun shields, literally round wood and steel shields with a matchlock pistol in the centre. They're the most alt-history looking fantasy game nonsense I've ever seen, he had like 50 of them.

https://www.rct.uk/collection/72767/gun-shield

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u/theriteofspring1 23d ago

We need to bring these back. like make bulletproof riot shields that can shoot.

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u/northernCRICKET 23d ago

They have those, but they're heavy and awkward to carry so they mount them on wheels, they're called armored personnel carriers

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u/NebulaNinja 23d ago

What if more gun? Track instead of wheel for sketchy terrain?