Jago668 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 3:20 pm
K-Texas wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 3:02 pm
surprise_i'm_armed wrote: ↑Sun Dec 01, 2019 5:19 pm
cirus wrote: ↑Sun Dec 01, 2019 1:55 pm
I think they eventually will. Sadly that's what it's going to take to lock the border down.
A border town will have to be turned into a slaughter house to get people's attention.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Columbus_(1916)
Oh my, history would have to repeat itself. Columbus, NM was invaded by Pancho Villa, causing American deaths in 1916.
During this time, General (not yet) Patton killed one or more bad guys with his legendary ivory-gripped revolver(s).
One was an 1873 Peacemaker (.45 LC?) and the other was a more modern Smith and Wesson in .357.
SIA
A really significant event in military history. It was Lt. George S. Patton Jr. at the time. Just a few years after his sword design became the US M1913 which is straight for impaling rather than curved for slashing. Patton, accomplished in fencing, part of the menu for the Olympic event he barely missed the bronze medal for. The reason? There were only 5 defined holes in his target while they wouldn't credit him with the 6th not going through the hole created by the other 5. This while he fired a .38 revolver while his competitors were using .22s. Nonetheless, Patton made no fuss about it. The event where Pancho Villa's raiders were pursued by Patton's squad marked the first time the US Army used mechanized troops which ultimately gave way to armored units during WWI and after.
So stupid, what was more likely a guy competing at that level making a ragged hole, or him missing the target completely. I want to say I remember something about the event eventually using a scrolling second sheet behind the target so they could verify multiple hits in the same hole. But that could be something my brain made up.
Yeah, and if IIRC, it cost Patton a Bronze Medal. I didn't want to name the wrong event, but there were 12 different disciplines involved then so maybe the Pentathlon? Think today it's called Modern Pentathlon. If anyone knows for sure, please feel free to correct me. And if you're a big fan of General Patton's I highly recommend the O'Reilly book:
Killing Patton. It is an eye opener.