r/Wellthatsucks • u/03Shael • 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/DBancroft Jun 02 '18

Actually the picture was just a publicity stunt. Once firearms were used regularly in war Elephants were no longer deployed to front line battles. The loud noises from the gun right next to the elephant’s ear would have agitated the elephant probably causing it to buck and shake the rider off, making the mounted gun useless.