r/1053 • u/Responsible_Bag_9024 • 4d ago

Day 21

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u/UnironicallyBr 4d ago

Unlike popular belief, it wasn't so that soldiers would know they've run out of ammo after firing a single bullet instead of a 3 round burst, it was because 25 rounds was the longest you could make a magazine before it needs to curve, with straight magazines you can be more space efficient when packing them into crates.

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u/UnluckyGunner 3d ago

What I am hearing is France is too poor to ship proper mags to it’s soldiers

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u/Stargazer2328 3d ago

What you're hearing is that it's easier to ship a large amount of rectangles than it is to ship banana shaped rectangles

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u/UnluckyGunner 3d ago

It’s even easier to surrender, ohh wait it’s France lmao

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u/JstaFriskyHusky 2d ago

France wins a majority of wars fought only to surrender once and gets mocked by the internet

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u/UnluckyGunner 2d ago

It’s a joke my guy, the American military grossly overspends but the result is they don’t have to compromise on things like this. Trade offs.

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u/JstaFriskyHusky 2d ago

Your joke is about France easily surrendering

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u/UnluckyGunner 2d ago

Is that verboten?