Yesterday's Weapons Forums

I see how it's fired... would a private in extreme disfavor be in charge of chambering fresh rounds? SW

I have seen pics of the attachment for the G98 but this is a whole nother game.

Rad

..... ...this could be the "butt" of many one liners and jokes ....but some may be offended-so I wont go there...

"Francois, I have fired - chamber me another round. Quickly, now!" SW

...Private Pepe le Pew steps up and salutes...

...ooooh we're gonna piss somebody off with this thread...

Nah... we haven't called 'em Frogs. Yet. SW

rib-but

...thats ................."Le rib-ette"..............

Okay - I had my fun. Back to being all serious. SW

But you have to stop and smell the roses or whatever.............

Rad

yup - too much serious makes steve a dull boy

but seriously - i wish i knew more about these , its an interesting aspect of the trench warfare , something ive never really understood the purpose of , the trench - not the rifle , it seems so much like just staying put and getting nowhere , except dead , and for all the wrong reasons ,

i think the answer lies in the move from cavalry - which were exposed to armored which were moderatly protected , but with the 'gas' and the confinement , its a wonder anyone came home sane

In trench warfare, it was a simple matter for both sides to register their MGs to fire at a height that would remove helmets... and contents.

Just this afternoon, I was reading from Rommel's WW1 memoirs about such fighting. Seems they spent a LOT of time digging and used a LOT of grenades.

And lost a LOT of men. A war of attrition had to suck big time. SW

got that right - and i note that rommel did it differently in WWII , run and gun tactics all over north africa

Good thing the thread got serious again... the refs were about to start taking points away! SW

Ever see a Springfield in the Pantograph Stock?
The rifle looked normal when folded but the stock was hinged to allow shooting over a parapet with a periscope sight.