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lemmy.world

"Tommy, we put wheels on the damn thing for a reason"

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lemmy.ml

Right? This must be goofing off. He bet his squad mates he could squat the cannon.

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wouldn't say that because during World War I, the Italian front was predominantly fought in mountainous terrain, which probaly the reason he carries the gun

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lemmy.world

I would be much easier to carry if they took the wheels off, what a dumbass

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The wheels maybe. Just maybe. Be needed when firing. In some terrain it may be easier to lift it but judging from the picture I bet he was either telling people he can lift it or I bet he was like. Oh get one with me carrying it. Pictures were way rarer so if you had one you wanted it to be either perfect or epic.

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I bet if you asked him he would not call that a "light" gun.

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Soldier carrying a light mountain gun on the Italian Front, WW1, 1916 | Spyke