Explanation: After some three years of European powers brutally bludgeoning, bayoneting, machine-gunning, and using chemical weapons on each other in WW1, the Americans entered the war. We, of course, immediately indulged in the same bludgeoning, bayoneting, machine-gunning, and chemical weapons as every else did, but we also brought a large quantity of pump-action shotguns to the fight, with brutal effect in the tight confines of the trenches.
The German Empire lodged a formal complaint that the use of shotguns was against the laws of war due to the inhumane nature of the weapon. "Lol", said everyone else, "lmao"
"Jerry" is a nickname for German soldiers; just as British troops were sometimes called "Tommy".
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PugJesus@lemmy.world · 61 pts · 1y
Explanation: After some three years of European powers brutally bludgeoning, bayoneting, machine-gunning, and using chemical weapons on each other in WW1, the Americans entered the war. We, of course, immediately indulged in the same bludgeoning, bayoneting, machine-gunning, and chemical weapons as every else did, but we also brought a large quantity of pump-action shotguns to the fight, with brutal effect in the tight confines of the trenches.
The German Empire lodged a formal complaint that the use of shotguns was against the laws of war due to the inhumane nature of the weapon. "Lol", said everyone else, "lmao"
"Jerry" is a nickname for German soldiers; just as British troops were sometimes called "Tommy".
jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y
Oof. Just watching that video hurts my shoulder.
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 1y
U just need more mass and cushioning like this guy :D
jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 1y
Ha! I'm all good on "mass and cushioning". If anything, I could do with less.
lowleveldata@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Wars are inhumane
Downpour@programming.dev · 2 pts · 1y
Yeah but historically, even generals have drawn the line in places.