Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 7 months agoThe problem with some of the weapons donated by Western countries is that they are often chambered in 5.56hexbear.netimagemessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1108arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1108arrow-down1imageThe problem with some of the weapons donated by Western countries is that they are often chambered in 5.56hexbear.netYuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square20fedilinkfile-text
https://www.businessinsider.com/american-sniper-in-ukraine-prefer-soviet-rifles-easier-get-bullets-2024-4
minus-squareMoss [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·7 months agoAlso the “Soviet-era” ended in the 90s, but the implication is always that it’s WW2 technology. The M16 should be called “Nixon-era” or some other nonsense
minus-squareFloridaBoi [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·7 months agoThe M16 is from the leaded gasoline era
Also the “Soviet-era” ended in the 90s, but the implication is always that it’s WW2 technology. The M16 should be called “Nixon-era” or some other nonsense
The M16 is from the leaded gasoline era