• @[email protected]
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    218 months ago

    You know how Alton Brown is always going on about how single purpose devices suck? Maybe for some things, it makes sense.

    • @mindbleach
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      38 months ago

      Britain: unitaskers.

      France: unicycles.

    • DdCno1
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      268 months ago

      The scooter only served as transportation for the gun. You would remove it and the mount from the vehicle, assemble the gun in a hidden position and use it to ambush enemy tanks or strike strong points.

      This was an alternative to schlepping a 103 lb (47 kg) gun and mount around on foot, which would be far less pleasant.

      • @[email protected]
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        38 months ago

        Also a hell of a lot faster to get out of Dodge than packing the gun up and running on foot when those tanks or strong points decide to start shooting back.

    • @[email protected]
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      198 months ago

      Due to the lack of any kind of aiming devices the recoilless rifle was never designed to be fired from the scooter […] However, in an emergency it could be fired while in the frame, and while the scooter was moving.

      […]

      The scooter [sic] themselves were original civilian produced VB1T models, 150 cc capacity engine. The engine was two stroke, top speed of 60 km/h (37 mph).

      This is so incredibly Dudes Rock.

    • @[email protected]
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      158 months ago

      “75 mm recoilless rifle”, “relied on a […] rear vented breech”

      so burning crotch and flaming farts …

  • teft
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    98 months ago

    Gotta stand on those brakes any time you fire that bad boy.

    • nukeM
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      198 months ago

      Nah bruh that’s just how you reverse