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minus-squareitslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-228 days agoKrummlauf It’s for clearing buildings and trenches, anywhere the tank commander might want to shoot around corners while staying in the safety of cover
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·28 days agoI always think the funniest thing about those guns is how everyone was surprised that they mostly work.
minus-squareSkyezOpen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·27 days agoBullets are surprisingly willing to redirect. https://youtu.be/f5XzBfzfEvg
minus-squareddplf@szmer.infolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·28 days agoYes, but IIRC only for a limited amount of rounds, after which the whole gun is rendered junk
minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·28 days agoafaik, it’s still around something like 150 rounds, and just the barrel (and bullets) that get destroyed. Like every other shot comes out more as a tiny shotgun shot than a bullet.
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·27 days agoI’m surprised that nobody came up with a gizmo for holding a regular rifle around a corner while keeping the human body behind it.
minus-squaremindbleach@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·27 days ago“Corner Shot” wildly overcomplicated it, but basically it’s a fake rifle at the back and a real pistol at the front, connected by a hinge.
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·28 days agoHad some problems. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krummlauf
Krummlauf
It’s for clearing buildings and trenches, anywhere the tank commander might want to shoot around corners while staying in the safety of cover
I always think the funniest thing about those guns is how everyone was surprised that they mostly work.
Bullets are surprisingly willing to redirect.
https://youtu.be/f5XzBfzfEvg
Yes, but IIRC only for a limited amount of rounds, after which the whole gun is rendered junk
afaik, it’s still around something like 150 rounds, and just the barrel (and bullets) that get destroyed. Like every other shot comes out more as a tiny shotgun shot than a bullet.
I’m surprised that nobody came up with a gizmo for holding a regular rifle around a corner while keeping the human body behind it.
“Corner Shot” wildly overcomplicated it, but basically it’s a fake rifle at the back and a real pistol at the front, connected by a hinge.
Had some problems.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krummlauf