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Austro-Hungarian pilot with an interesting gun mount made of 10 C-96 Mauser pistols, WW1, sometime before 1918 (media.kbin.social)
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[-] silasmariner@programming.dev 24 points 2 years ago

How many shots does he get off before he has to reload? Because reloading looks like a bitch.

[-] banichan@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago

Doesn't matter because mid-air range on a pistol is basically ballistics hell

[-] ForestOrca@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago

Looks like a whole lot of trouble for flinging a piece of lead in a 'forward but otherwise random' direction.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 5 points 2 years ago

Honestly, now I'm just wondering how viable an anti-air shotgun would have been in WW1 dogfights.

[-] ForestOrca@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Depends on distance, mostly. And size/ number of shot, 'buckshot' if it connected could be a real hassle. War is the pinnacle of Stupid Human Tricks. smh.

[-] GBU_28@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago

They fought very close back then.

[-] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago

Remember the other guy had the same problem

[-] pennomi@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Anywhere from 6 to 40 shots per gun, if they used standard magazines.

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