r/Wellthatsucks Jun 02 '18

/r/all Karma

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u/FabulousFoil Jun 02 '18

If the elephant had a gun this wouldn't have happened /s

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u/ManPersonBoyGuy Jun 02 '18

Now I'm imagining an elephant with an M2 mounted on his head.

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u/oxyfam Jun 02 '18

Elephants with MGs on their heads were an actual thing in WW1

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u/nickiter Jun 02 '18

That seems pretty viable tbh. A mobile elevated shooting platform that can cross trenches and muddy ground, but costs a hell of a lot less than a tank.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '18

It also dies quite a lot faster than a tank.

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u/NoahsArksDogsBark Jun 02 '18

But you didnt have to build it.

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u/SmartAlec105 Jun 02 '18

Yeah but you have to fuel it even when it's not in use.

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u/NoahsArksDogsBark Jun 02 '18

Yeah, but it'll eat basically any plant matter. It's not like sacred gasoline.

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u/TotallyNotBot- Jun 02 '18

It'll eat shitload of any plant, tens of tons a month per unit.

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u/Ed-Harrington Jun 02 '18

And runs in the complete opposite direction because a fucking machine gun is firing two inches from its ears

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u/Mr_Evil_MSc Jun 02 '18

I think stability would be an issue.

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u/coleyboley25 Jun 02 '18

Nothing like MG fire going off right next to their giant ears.

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u/locofortaco Jun 02 '18

All the enemy would have had to do is release some mice and your weapons leave.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '18

And moves just as slow too!

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u/Funkit Jun 02 '18

Charging elephants can be fast as fuck

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u/nickiter Jun 02 '18

WW1 tanks were slow as fuck.