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Originally Posted by ariel
One of the problems was how to stop the elephant that went berserk on the battlefield. Mahouts carried a massive spike with them that they were supposed to hammer into the joint between the skull and the spine of the animal thus paralyzing them instantly.
The gun ( depending on the caliber) might have fulfilled the same role.
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Hi Ariel, interesting but what a difficult job to carry out when on the back of a berserk elephant.
Miguel