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Cake day: February 15th, 2024

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  • “Thaddiffer, I do say, what are those Frenchmen doing across the hill?”

    “My dear Billiam, I believe they’re attempting to flank us. Shall we preemptively prepare a ceaseless 500 grape shot barrage to render them, the landscape, and everything else within a quarter mile into an unidentifiable vapor?”

    “No, no, we shan’t be rude, we simply must offer them first volley. Anyone for tea in the meantime?”

    *raucous agreement*

    (Yes, I know what you’re referencing but this is magic “everyone gets a cannon” canon)


  • I mean, if a military were to have the financial means to offer a cannon to every soldier, they would. Economics are the backend of every war. In 600 BC, a flexible sword would be both far more expensive and less effective than a spear, which is the crux of my question. I only read the wiki after my comment so I take back halberds. 7355608 proposed an interesting use case in a casual carry belt that feels reasonable.