• rustyriffs@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    It would be cool to see a video breakdown of how this design is supposed to work. How anyone could hit anything like that seems impossible. Lol

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      2 years ago

      It shoots 30-06 which is a .30 caliber bullet. But it is a larger cartridge then most infantry rifles today. I think the recoil on the shooter wouldn’t be too bad, but it’d have a lot of muzzle climb.

  • CapeWearingAeroplane@sopuli.xyz
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    2 years ago

    I can guess that these are quite inaccurate, but with the massively increased protection it offers in trench warfare, I’ve always wondered why remote controlled weapons or this kind of foldable weapon with a periscope have seemingly completely disappeared?

    I would imagine that mounting a machine gun on a tripod and operating it from Dow in the trench would be both simple, effective, and far safer than exposing yourself over the top.