@FireTowerM to Forgotten WeaponsEnglish • 10 months agoUS Marines Training w/ m1917 & m1919 Machineguns (1940s)imagemessage-square11arrow-up187arrow-down12
arrow-up185arrow-down1imageUS Marines Training w/ m1917 & m1919 Machineguns (1940s)@FireTowerM to Forgotten WeaponsEnglish • 10 months agomessage-square11
minus-square@AnticorplinkEnglish3•10 months agoBecause men typically protect their nuts more than their life. I don’t see any soldiers voluntarily absorbing the recoil from a machine gun with their nads.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•10 months agoThat’s very true, but that looks to be too high up to be on the nads. It looks like they’re bracing it against their pelvis.
Because men typically protect their nuts more than their life. I don’t see any soldiers voluntarily absorbing the recoil from a machine gun with their nads.
That’s very true, but that looks to be too high up to be on the nads. It looks like they’re bracing it against their pelvis.
Why though?
I would assume this is before the adoption of the BAR.