TIL the PIRA made an improvised anti-armour weapon that used packets of digestive biscuits as a recoil absorber

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  1. Interesting alright.

    The author declared at the start though that “I won’t go into the history..” and then proceeds to trot out the ludicrous line about the British army coming to the north to sort out the “sectarian war between the Catholics and the protestants”. Ffs!

  2. They had a few different ones on display at the Imperial war museum in Manchester. (Surprisingly non-biased section on the troubles in there!)
    Such a cool solution! 🚀 💥

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