• empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    10 hours ago

    Gunpowder is self oxidizing when ignited. As long as they used a non-evaporating lubricant on the actual mechanical components like graphite, and included a barrel liquid cooling loop, the M2 would operate totally fine in space.

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      8 hours ago

      Now I want to see a space-ready heavy machine gun with a big radiator attached