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Soldier carrying a light mountain gun on the Italian Front, WW1, 1916 (lemmy.world)
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[–] Bell@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"Tommy, we put wheels on the damn thing for a reason"

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Right? This must be goofing off. He bet his squad mates he could squat the cannon.

[–] Schlutzkrapfen@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

wouldn't say that because during World War I, the Italian front was predominantly fought in mountainous terrain, which probaly the reason he carries the gun