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minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·edit-23 months agoThe classic Sten, made by numerous experienced professionals in employ of one of the most powerful militaries in the world at the time.
minus-squareHeavybell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·3 months agoSeems a bit unfair to compare a mass manufacturing SMG to a sniper rifle, but it is funny, yeah.
minus-squareThePyroPython@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoThe Sten; for when the enemy keeps sinking your shipments of Thompsons and wooden furniture is expensive.
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months ago“We must use steel to make gun furniture and wood to make airplanes”
minus-squareThePyroPython@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoGotta love the Mosquito. SOE: “Ok chaps, we’ve got to free a bunch of resistance fighters in France from prison because we need more information about the V1 and V2. Here’s the prison, now how do we break them out?” Bomber Harris: Hmmmm (looks at the RAF Mosquito 140 Wing) SOE: Any ideas? Bomber Harris: (mutters to himself) Bomb Bowling. SOE: Excuse me? Bomber Harris: I said BOMB BOWLING!
The classic Sten, made by numerous experienced professionals in employ of one of the most powerful militaries in the world at the time.
Seems a bit unfair to compare a mass manufacturing SMG to a sniper rifle, but it is funny, yeah.
The Sten; for when the enemy keeps sinking your shipments of Thompsons and wooden furniture is expensive.
“We must use steel to make gun furniture and wood to make airplanes”
Gotta love the Mosquito.
SOE: “Ok chaps, we’ve got to free a bunch of resistance fighters in France from prison because we need more information about the V1 and V2. Here’s the prison, now how do we break them out?”
Bomber Harris: Hmmmm (looks at the RAF Mosquito 140 Wing)
SOE: Any ideas?
Bomber Harris: (mutters to himself) Bomb Bowling.
SOE: Excuse me?
Bomber Harris: I said BOMB BOWLING!