• ComradeMonotreme [she/her, he/him]
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    2 months ago

    Stared at it awhile, and I think it's probably an artifact of all those old fashioned ways of carrying and holding guns that changed as body armour and compact assault rifles became the norm.

    • ShimmeringKoi [comrade/them]
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      2 months ago

      Plus the mount, I've never seen anyone carry a machine gun with the tripod. I think it looks awkward in a believable way, like if you gave someone 5 seconds to figure out how to run with this thing, this is the best they could do

      • ComradeMonotreme [she/her, he/him]
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        2 months ago

        Yeah, the picture implies it’s been fired recently because he needs to hold the barrel with a rag, so firing it, picking it up to advance a few yards put it down and fire again I think. Otherwise you’d take it off the tripod.