Fur flies over 16th century 'rocket cats' warfare manual

[Recursion]

So, there's this, from the apparently surprisingly high-tech Schmalkaldic War....

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/mar/06/fur-flies-rocket-cats-warfare-manual

You're a 16th century German prince plotting to crush a peasant rebellion, or perhaps you're leading an army against the Ottoman Empire or settling a score with a rival nobleman. What's a guy looking for a tactical edge to do?

The answer, of course, is rocket cats.

Fanciful illustrations from a circa-1530 manual on artillery and siege warfare seem to show jetpacks strapped to the backs of cats and doves, with the German text helpfully advising military commanders to use them to "set fire to a castle or city which you can't get at otherwise".

Digitalised by the University of Pennsylvania, the unusual, full-colour illustrations caught the attention of an Australian book blog and then found their way to researcher Mitch Fraas, who set out to unravel the mystery.

[postulater]

1. The original LaserCats.

[randome]

2. They probably would have liked Monty Python, too!

[hr][font color="blue"][center]There is nothing you can't do if you put your mind to it.
Nothing.[/center][/font][hr]

[FSogol]

3. Have you seen the latest "Tom the Dancing Bug"?

[Deep13]

4. 16th c. version of...

[ret5hd]

5. Rocket Cat by "Fluffy" John:

And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
Till touch down brings me 'round again to find
I'm not the cat they think I am at home
Oh, no, no, no, I'm a rocket cat
Rocket cat burning out his fuse up here alone

[Brother Buzz]

6. KISS