top drum magazine (of this style, not the pan mags of the Degtyaryov or Lewis) is something I haven’t seen before, definitely looks… weird

  • miz [any, any]@hexbear.net
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    27 days ago

    can’t wait to have this thing obstruct my fucking view in Hell Let Loose: Pacific Theatre as I am attempting to mow down Yankee crayon-eaters

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      27 days ago

      guns with top magazines like this usually have their sights offset on the side:

      (this specifically is a Bren gun, but all of the different WW2-era machine guns in this style, like the ZB-26 and the Japanese ones have a similar setup)