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minus-squareDeme@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up69·1 day agoI’m not catholic, but I do like the fact that artillery has its own patron saint.
minus-squareSiegfried@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-28 hours agoSaint Barbara, patron of artillery men and military engineers. In the hispanosphere, we used to call “santa barbara” to the ammunition storage of sailing ships. Now i know why
minus-squareOzymandias1688@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 hours agoFun fact of the day: That is why the little columns on which gun turrets are mounted are called ‘barbettes’ (little barbara)
minus-squareFooBarrington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 day agoI’ll tell you the same thing I told a friend that was too deep into W40K: you can enjoy the characters without making the lore a central part of your life!
minus-squareAnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·22 hours agoI want you to know that I’m screenshotting this comment (and the one you’re replying to) to send to a friend, who will find it very funny.
minus-squareFooBarrington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·16 hours agoI want you to know that’s cool with me!
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up47arrow-down1·1 day agoPraise the Lord and pass the ammunition.
I’m not catholic, but I do like the fact that artillery has its own patron saint.
Saint Barbara, patron of artillery men and military engineers.
In the hispanosphere, we used to call “santa barbara” to the ammunition storage of sailing ships. Now i know why
Fun fact of the day: That is why the little columns on which gun turrets are mounted are called ‘barbettes’ (little barbara)
I’ll tell you the same thing I told a friend that was too deep into W40K: you can enjoy the characters without making the lore a central part of your life!
Let your friend have fun
That friend was me
I want you to know that I’m screenshotting this comment (and the one you’re replying to) to send to a friend, who will find it very funny.
I want you to know that’s cool with me!
Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.