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[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago (11 children)

Someone want to elaborate for non-americans?

[–] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

Pickett's Charge, an action in the American Civil War where the Confederates rushed prepared Union defenses and got owned by machine guns

[–] MoreAmphibians@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

got owned by machine guns

This didn't happen, machine guns weren't used in any major actions during the civil war. Pickett's charge was repelled by canister shot and musket fire.

[–] ssjmarx@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

As the founding fathers intended.

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

(CW: Gore)

spoiler

I own a musket for home defense, since that's what the founding fathers intended. Four ruffians break into my house. "What the devil?" As I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky rifle. Blow a golf ball sized hole through the first man, he's dead on the spot. Draw my pistol on the second man, miss him entirely because it's smoothbore and nails the neighbors dog. I have to resort to the cannon mounted at the top of the stairs loaded with grape shot, "Tally ho lads" the grape shot shreds two men in the blast, the sound and extra shrapnel set off car alarms. Fix bayonet and charge the last terrified rapscallion. He Bleeds out waiting on the police to arrive since triangular bayonet wounds are impossible to stitch up. Just as the founding fathers intended.

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