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Lunatic Americans can't even war like gentlemen πŸ˜” (media.piefed.social)
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[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 44 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Explanation: After some three years of European powers brutally bludgeoning, bayoneting, machine-gunning, and using chemical weapons on each other in WW1, the Americans entered the war. We, of course, immediately indulged in the same bludgeoning, bayoneting, machine-gunning, and chemical weapons as every else did, but we also brought a large quantity of pump-action shotguns to the fight, with brutal effect in the tight confines of the trenches.

The German Empire lodged a formal complaint that the use of shotguns was against the laws of war due to the inhumane nature of the weapon. "Lol", said everyone else, "lmao"

[–] Codpiece@feddit.uk 29 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Showing up late turned out to be a bit of a habit, eh?

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 43 points 5 days ago (1 children)

To be fair, we were much earlier for WW2 than for WW1, and it looks like we're just going to go ahead and start WW3 ourselves!

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 days ago

Back when the rest of the world was like "C'mon America, do some war."

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 30 points 5 days ago

We were struggling with daylight savings time

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Would you have rather we showed up half-ass prepared? :)

[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Oberstabsfeldwebel, we've received a Telegram from the Yanks.

Oberstabsfeldwebel: Read it.

"Lol."

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

"Nuts."

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

One of the craziest things I've learned about modern war.

"NOOOAW! You can't do that! INHUMANE!"

Funny note: Trench warfare, or fighting in a very small house, is the only use-case for a sawed off shotgun. Hilariously ineffective at 30', or maybe less.

  • No length of barrel for the powder to fully combust, slow pellets where speed is king.

  • Hard to aim a shorter weapon, especially in a hurry.

  • Shot fans out fast.

I have a derringer that shots 410 shotgun shells. Bird shot at 15' won't land a single tiny pellet on a poster-sized target. Same gun bounced a .45LC off a wooden pallet at 20'. I should throw it in the swamp. :(

Someday I'll take a bunch of shotguns to camp and post pics of the results of various barrels. Every inch makes a significant difference. My wife will back me up on that.

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Someday I’ll take a bunch of shotguns to camp and post pics of the results of various barrels. Every inch makes a significant difference.

That would be fascinating!

[–] okwhateverdude@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

100% would watch this youtube vid

[–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Who is this "szechuan_sheridan" and why does he feel the need to watermark a meme?

[–] stray@pawb.social 10 points 5 days ago

I completely understand why people would mark their work in a world where some shitty corpo will take your idea and make a movie off it without giving you a dime.

[–] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

You need the bayonet, you've got 6 rounds vs a dozen guys in a trench. At some point that's not gonna math, so you have to resort to dividing skulls.

[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

I still remember the looks on everyone's faces when I demonstrated slam fire with the paintball gun I was using.

"No autofire!" they yelled. "Not auto." I replied.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Quoth the trench broom: chick chick boom.

[–] kalpol@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago

Will there be enough room?

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago

Seriously is there anything more American than a pump action shotgun with a bayonet lug?

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I have loads of old shotguns, a couple older than this, but I'd love a Winchester Model 1897. Designed by John Browning, also famous for:

Browning's most successful designs include the M1911 pistol, the water-cooled M1917, the air-cooled M1919, and heavy M2 machine guns, the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle, and the Browning Auto-5 – the first semi-automatic shotgun. Some of these arms are still manufactured, often with only minor changes in detail and cosmetics to those assembled by Browning or his licensees. The Browning-designed M1911 and Hi-Power are some of the most copied firearms in the world.

My 2022 Colt is the same gun as the original 1911, very minor changes, mostly cosmetic. Kinda like a Glock...

Yes, I'm one of those "TWO WORLD WARS!" 1911 nuts. Funny enough, Filipinos are 1911 nuts as well. It's a history thing. How about covering that Mr. Jesus?

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 2 points 5 days ago

Yes, I’m one of those β€œTWO WORLD WARS!” 1911 nuts. Funny enough, Filipinos are 1911 nuts as well. It’s a history thing. How about covering that Mr. Jesus?

Would if I could, but I know very little about the subject!