• It was used in the Battle of New Orleans as well, the War of 1812, on land the US militias sheltered behind large cotton Bales while firing.

    • It was also used as splinter padding by the Japanese navy, in the form of rolled-up hammocks, shown here at the battle of Tsushima:

      They continued using hammocks this way well into WW2, although I don’t understand how the increased risk of fire wasn’t a problem.

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    The trabant used cotton impregnated with phenolic resin for the exterior body panels.