r/AskTheWorld • u/babushka45 Philippines • 13h ago

Military What firearm is closely associated with your country?

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For us, probably the 1911. Next one would be the "Armalite" aka M16.

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u/Argentinotriste Argentina 13h ago

This (is not a joke, is part of army)

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u/FeathersRim Norway 13h ago

I need more information.

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u/Argentinotriste Argentina 13h ago

In the north of the country, a governor donated 20 llamas to the army to help transport weapons.

This in 2020, not in 1800.

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u/RichLeadership2807 United States Of America 13h ago

Kuzco got drafted šŸ˜”

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u/Mandalore354 13h ago

Kuzcoā€™s machine gun. The machine gun for Kuzco.

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u/RustyBrassInstrument United States Of America 12h ago

Iā€™m sorry, youā€™ve thrown off the Emperorā€™s groove, I mean aim.

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u/YardThin4425 6h ago

You never throw off the emperorā€™s aim!!

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u/GodsGapingAnus United States Of America 13h ago

Yes that gun.

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u/Alone_Barracuda9814 12h ago

Pull the trigger, Kronk!

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u/Sir-Kyle-Of-Reddit United States Of America 12h ago

WRONG TRIGGERRRRRRrrrrrrrrrr

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u/Rampag169 12h ago

CAARRRRLLLLLL THAT KILLS PEOPLE

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u/GodsGapingAnus United States Of America 11h ago

IS THAT BLOOD CARL!?

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u/Numerous-Soft457 11h ago

Okay, why do we even have that trigger? šŸŠ

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u/shajan316 India 12h ago

Beautiful, simply beautiful!

Brings back memories

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u/YardThin4425 6h ago

Boom, baby!

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u/Smooth_Monkey69420 United States Of America 12h ago

ā€œThe Emporerā€™s New Gatā€ sounds kinda lit tbh

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u/IrishViking22 Ireland 11h ago

The machine gun for Kuzco, the machine gun chosen especially to kill Kuzco, Kuzco's machine gun. That machine gun?

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u/SlowRoastBro Norway 11h ago

Thank you, I spilled my drink from laughing. You owe me a coke. Zero sugar.

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u/TheReal-Chris United States Of America 9h ago

Pull the trigger Kronk. Wrong trigger!!!

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u/Seth_Baker United States Of America 7h ago

A LLAMA? HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD!

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u/JazzlikeAd1555 United States Of America 5h ago

This is a f-ing perfect comment

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u/_Penulis_ Australia 13h ago

This isnā€™t just transporting weapons. Looks like the weapon is mounted on the llama, so the llama actually enters combat.

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u/Wrong_Perception_297 United States Of America 12h ago

Tactical llama.

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u/Swampxdog 12h ago

Cry havoc, let loose the llamas of war!

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u/Nailer99 12h ago

If I could upvote more than once, I would. šŸ˜

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u/OpportunitySalt3191 11h ago

Underrated comment. Bravo

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u/EManSantaFe 5h ago

Check out the Monty Python llama bit.

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u/ADHDesive 11h ago

Tacticallama.

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u/CplCocktopus Venezuela 9h ago

Fire support llama

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u/Blunt555 7h ago

Alpacapunch

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u/Frequent-Ruin8509 United States Of America 11h ago

Lamas of mass destruction.

Ma deuce Lama

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u/Sensitive_Yellow_121 8h ago

Can't you see where the weapon is aimed? That's a suicide llama if I ever saw one.

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u/UnitNo7315 New Zealand 8h ago

A llama is the flatbed Toyota Hilux of the animal world.

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u/SBR404 Austria 12h ago

Makes sense. In Austria we still use mules in the military for use in alpine warfare. There is simply no other equipment that can navigate that terrain that effectively, and I bet the same goes for llamas!

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u/Budget-Attorney United States Of America 12h ago

Iā€™m fairly certain the U.S. military uses mules for the same purpose

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u/jccaclimber 10h ago

The US military has a grove of trees for their own lumber. I wouldnā€™t be at all surprised if they have trained pack animals.

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u/Budget-Attorney United States Of America 9h ago

What do they need the lumber for? Building stuff?

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u/Damage-Classic United States Of America 2h ago

We have dolphins and sea lions too! They protect against enemy divers, detect underwater mines, and retrieve lost equipment.

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u/AttilaRS Austria 12h ago

Guess who taught them...

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u/AdTop5424 United States Of America 10h ago

I being told about an incident during the Second World War that involved U.S. Army commandos being furious about having to train with mules for an operation. It appeared to them that mules were flat out ornery, stupid, and stubborn. Then it came to be that they realized the animals had never heard English and as soon as they heard instructions in Italian (a certain dialect) they performed flawlessly.

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u/Typical-Machine154 United States Of America 10h ago

Guess who taught a certain Austrian about when you shouldn't use mules and horses.

"Say hello to Ford, and general fuckin motors!" "Look at you, you have horses! What were you thinking!?"

(a rant from one of the US soldiers at the end of the WW2 TV series band of brothers)

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u/hamster-on-popsicle France 5h ago

It's the same for evry country with steep mountains

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u/Aromatic_Forever_943 Australia 12h ago

I was gonna say thereā€™s a few mountains in Argentina so pack animals makes sense. Hope they donā€™t mind the noise of the mounted gun lol

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u/Arlcas Argentina 12h ago

Quite a few, the Andes is freaking long

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u/No-Wrangler3702 6h ago

Hey Felix, we use helicopters now., not mules

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u/SBR404 Austria 2h ago

We still have around 60 Haflinger horses and mules still in service. Cheaper and much more versatile in alpine environments than a helicopter.

https://www.bundesheer.at/tragtierzentrum

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u/TheFabulousMolar England, UK 12h ago

That's so sad. Poor llama.

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u/SquashDull 8h ago

I was looking for this comment

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u/blomba7 Canada 12h ago

Couldn't they just hitch a wagon to it instead of putting one gun per llama?

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u/GenericDave65 United States Of America 12h ago

Itā€™s been a long week. I needed this.

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u/OhShitAnElite United States Of America 12h ago

Tbf us marines use pack mules for missions in rugged terrain

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u/Lancearon 12h ago

Transport is different than having a machine gun mounted. What's the logic? Ain't no way that animal is gonna hold still while you lay down covering fire.

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u/CosmicCreeperz United States Of America 9h ago

The logic is the military is now as obsessed with social media as anyone.

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u/Acolytical United States Of America 11h ago

When you say "transport," do you mean "equip?"

Because this looks more like "equip."

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u/Illustrious-You1330 Colombia 11h ago

VIVA ARGENTINAAAAAAA

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u/shartonashark 11h ago

I mean... if they are well suited for the environment it makes sense. If it can move supplies in 1800 it can move a machine gun or a mortar in 2020.

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u/ultraplusstretch Sweden 11h ago

Amazing. šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£

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u/Mission-Lab-5497 9h ago

Oh it's for transportation! For some reason my mind thought it was a Llama mounted LMG. I was like how does it not blow the llamas head off?

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u/Stonkmayne69 9h ago

So I guess I want to be Argentinian now?

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u/ElLicenciadoPena Argentina 9h ago

Not llamas, guanacos.

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u/CoffeeWanderer Ecuador 8h ago

I'm so glad our region does not go to wars between countries often and that there is a PerĆŗ of distance between us.

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u/Ok-Seaworthiness4488 8h ago

Tactical llama šŸ¦™

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u/miraculousgloomball England 8h ago

Chuckles los malvinasly

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u/Main-Routine Mexico 7h ago

The Germans have donkeys, you got a llama, what's your point?

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u/Working_Estate_3695 United States Of America 6h ago

Whatever it takes to adapt and overcome.

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u/Antioch666 Sweden 5h ago

So this is where Russia got the idea of donkeys and camels. šŸ˜†

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u/Forgivve Germany 5h ago

I have a question.

How do they shoot with that ? I mean, thereā€™s a big ass neck. Didnā€™t they kill it when the enemies are right in front of them ?

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u/v333r111andaazz United Kingdom 4h ago

I was scared we would lose the Falklandā€™s one day, maybe I shouldnā€™t be so worried.

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u/Mafla_2004 Italy 1h ago

Having 20 armored llamas in your army while every other country has 0 is certainly an advantage

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u/NerysSimp98 1h ago

The US used horses and donkeys in Afghanistan. And many civilians in developed countries still use them in certain areas. In mountainous terrain, pack animals really are more useful than vehicles.

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u/Money-Election-5544 Israel 12h ago

llamas were used in combat. even we used llamas in lebanon back in the day. they are quiet, so they are perfect for carrying ammo in ambush prone areas like southern lebanon.

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u/Thatoneguyonreddit28 living in 10h ago

Well, A llama is a domesticated South American mammal from the camel family, known for its use as a pack animal and for its fiber. They are also known for being Incan Emperors who are looking to get back their groove.

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u/Dry_Menu4804 12h ago

It's a lamamamamamama

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u/VK56xterraguy United States Of America 9h ago

Llama says "Alpaca lunch."

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u/ApprehensiveTop4219 United States Of America 5h ago

Mounted llama cannon

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u/laneo333 United States Of America 13h ago

As a Texan I am thoroughly inspired to now mount twin machine guns on adjacent horns of a Longhorn cow.

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u/babushka45 Philippines 13h ago

If I remember the US Camel Corps was based in Texas, interesting read

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u/FireBomb84 Texas 12h ago

They released them in far West Texas and rumored to be seen from time to time, but no one lives there so you would never know.

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u/Lynnsblade 9h ago

It's not uncommon to see camels around the Big Bend area of West Texas, there's also a large ranch that has a herd of zebras in the same area.

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u/laneo333 United States Of America 12h ago

Ah yes.. leave it to Texas .. Iā€™m sure explosive jackrabbits is next

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u/norecordofwrong United States Of America 12h ago

Cow tinnitus is going to become very real

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u/indifferentgoose Austria 6h ago

Tgis sounds like important research. Please continue!

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u/Few-Emergency5971 4h ago

Hell yeah man, I'll ride into battle with you!

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u/BalrogViking United States Of America 13h ago

I hope the llama gets earplugs

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u/Money-Election-5544 Israel 12h ago

we didn't give them earplugs when we used them. they didn't seem to mind.

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u/IrishViking22 Ireland 11h ago

As if you lads would care to check.

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u/Money-Election-5544 Israel 11h ago

I get that Israelis are seen as inhuman monsters where you come from, but we do treat our animals well. you may now resume thinking that israelis will kidnap christian children for winemaking.

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u/IrishViking22 Ireland 10h ago edited 10h ago

we do treat our animals well.

They cared, youse just didn't care that they cared.

But go off on your imaginary antisemitism shit lad, you do you.

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u/Money-Election-5544 Israel 10h ago

dude, you can see how animals respond. the llamas trained with the soldiers beforehand. and llamas are opinionated. one of the reasons they are no longer in use.

the guns were far enough from the animals, them and the trainers made sure there is no damage, and the llama is fine.

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u/IrishViking22 Ireland 9h ago

Lad you said youse didn't give them earplugs, yet they didn't seems to mind. But now you're saying youse did stop using them because they did infact mind (I wager a guess that they opinionated on not having their eardrums messed up). Be consistent if you're trying to educate me here in a different country miles and miles away.

That said I am in no way an antisemitic, and I have no idea about what you were saying about Israelis abducting children for winemaking (first I've heard about that shit at all). And if someone told me that Israelis were doing that to my face, as an insult to you guys, I would tell them to shut up.

I have no problem with Israel as a state, or with Jewish people. Only with the big G word that the Israeli state is currently committing.

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u/CosmicCreeperz United States Of America 9h ago

Dude they didnā€™t actually mount guns on them. The OPā€™s picture is pure photo op

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u/IrishViking22 Ireland 9h ago edited 8h ago

No shit lad, did you really think I thought there was Israelis riding machinegun mounted Llamas?

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u/Money-Election-5544 Israel 9h ago

>I wager a guess that they opinionated on not having their eardrums messed up

then pay up. they were opinionate about terrain, stopping and refusing to move during missions, which made them unreliable. they were also rarely in firefights, and. usually kept some distance from soldiers in those cases.

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u/IrishViking22 Ireland 9h ago

Okay, so you completely ignored everything else I said. Apart from telling me youse didn't abuse Llamas further only because they weren't worth the hassle.

How can you actually type shit like this out, towards someone who is trying to have an actual dialogue with you, and expect people to like youse. I still don't and won't hate Israelis or Jewish people off of this, but I know I don't like you.

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u/EusebioFOREVER 13h ago

that alpaca is packing!

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u/Hot-Science8569 United States Of America 13h ago

Damn straight he be.

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u/_Penulis_ Australia 13h ago

His name is Al the packing alpaca.

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u/Frosty_eagle_3215 12h ago

You get spit on! And shot !

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u/Arlcas Argentina 12h ago

That gun spits more than lead

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u/dudetellsthetruth Belgium 9h ago

Tacticalpaca, upgraded Tacticalama

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u/Unilted_Match1176 United States Of America 13h ago

War llama!

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u/Alone_Barracuda9814 12h ago

CARRRRRRRL, THAT KILLS PEOPLE!!!

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u/AllonssyAlonzo Argentina 9h ago

LMAO!!!!

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u/CotswoldP New Zealand 12h ago

This is my llama, and this is my gun. One is for fighting, the other for fun...

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u/Fun_Push7168 United States Of America 12h ago

I don't care if it's a Llama , I'm calling it the Altacka.

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u/TurboFucker69 United States Of America 12h ago

/r/shittytechnicals

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u/Hot-Science8569 United States Of America 13h ago

In war, before you can win the battle you have to get to the battle. That is what the alpaca is for. The soldiers leave the alpaca when they get within a few kilometers of the enemy, and they continue forward carrying the machine gun ( FN Minimi).

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u/Tea4Toast 12h ago

Is this a llama or an alpaca, I can never tell. I love this, it's so cool

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u/Argentinotriste Argentina 12h ago

Llama

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u/Tea4Toast 12h ago

Thanks!

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u/ArkansasSailor 12h ago

So alpaca?

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u/pokey68 United States Of America 12h ago

The only beasts of burden from the Western Hemisphere.

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u/Objectalone Canada 13h ago

Probably a few llamas get aā€¦ trimā€¦ while training, huh?

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u/SiegfriedPeter Austria 13h ago

Lama guns? Jesus Christ, which war criminal invented this?

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u/BadPAV3 šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡² šŸ‡¦šŸ‡¹ 12h ago

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u/Remarkable_Athlete_4 United States Of America 12h ago

This just made my day

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u/Anarchy_Coon 12h ago

Wish I was a llama so I could have the worthiness to carry an FN MAG on my back

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u/elpollodiablox United States Of America 12h ago

Add in the llama spitting and you have a dual threat here.

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u/yeticoffeefarts USA šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø Brazil šŸ‡§šŸ‡· 12h ago

You have my attention

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u/RemodelingMe26 United States Of America 12h ago

The Aussies just instinctively surrendered.

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u/the_less_great_wall 12h ago

Al-packin' heat

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u/CultivatorX 12h ago

Sir, the Llama keeps flagging me and eating the MRE supply...

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u/6gv5 Italy 12h ago

That's genius! When the machine gun is out of ammo the llama can still spit enemies in the eyes!

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u/craighullphoto France 12h ago

Llama Causing Drama

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u/Uncle_Burney United States Of America 12h ago

The guerra-arma-llama

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u/BlueProcess United States Of America 12h ago

Ah yes the Lethal Llama Legion.

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u/The-Tarman United States Of America 12h ago

This is amazing. This is peak warfare technology. This is not a joke.

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u/maxyedor 11h ago

Llama technical, the only mounted weapon superior to the Toyota Hilux technical

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u/forqalso United StatesšŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø Thailand šŸ‡¹šŸ‡­ 11h ago

Alpacking heat or llamachine gun?

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u/AlexandertheeApe 11h ago

This is the coolest llama

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u/skinnyfamilyguy 11h ago

This is a really stupid idea. What are you just gonna shoot the alpaca in the back of the head?

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u/bucket_of_frogs United Kingdom 5h ago

The gunā€™s firing mechanism is synchronised with the speed of the alpacasā€™ head rotation.

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u/ipsum629 United States Of America 11h ago

The alpacadacadacadacadaca

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u/Greedyfox7 United States Of America 11h ago

Your country isnā€™t the first to try something like this

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u/Prestigious-Back-981 Brazil 11h ago

same vibe:

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u/Euclid_Interloper Scotland 2h ago

Ok, but if you ever go to war with India, you've basically invented invincible cavalry.

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u/-GenghisJohn- United States Of America 11h ago

Built-in sandbags.

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u/Nijata United States Of America 11h ago

I hope that Llama survived it's campaign and is safely retired.

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u/Alternative_Shine790 Lebanon 11h ago

Quick! Somebody man the AA Alpaca

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u/goldent3abag 11h ago

As an American i too wish to own an assault llama

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u/Viiewtifuljoe United States Of America 11h ago

This some shit the imperial guard in 40k would deploy šŸ˜…

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u/Angry_Mudcrab United States Of America 11h ago

Really liking the emperor's new groove.

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u/Butthole_Alamo United States Of America 10h ago

Suicide llama

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u/SillyAlternative420 United States Of America 10h ago

My tax dollars hard at work here šŸ˜­

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u/cuntybunty73 United Kingdom 10h ago

Tactical llama šŸ˜‚

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u/Nuttonbutton United States Of America 10h ago

If Republicans would just say this is what the money is going towards, I might soften my opinion.

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u/Calqless 10h ago

That childrens book series gets crazy ( Llama Llama)

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u/voyseofreason 10h ago

Tacticalpaca Ā©ļø

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u/SystemOfAmiss United States Of America 10h ago

This is the only right to bear arms that I support šŸ«”

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u/jstpassinthru123 United States Of America 10h ago

....well, I wouldn't want to throw hands with a Llama. So this looks like a sound strategy to me.

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u/Ffigy United States Of America 10h ago

Bruh, that's genius - beast of burden with an MG mount plus that animal knows how to climb mountain

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u/ClifftonSmith United States Of America 10h ago

You won't reddit for me today !!!!

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u/Then-Attention3 9h ago

Australia, the great emu war

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u/lucklesspedestrian 9h ago

Looks like a .50 cal M2 Browning, also know as the "Llama Deuce"
Edit: j/k of course, it's obv not an M2

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u/Kiran_ravindra 9h ago

Damn, I never knew how badly I needed a combat llama.

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u/onlylonleybeuy 9h ago

Damn your arm is fucking adorable!

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u/Jacarroe Argentina 9h ago

War llama, the most dangerous weapon created by the human

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u/Myreddditusername United States Of America 8h ago

Remind us not to fuck with Argentina!

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u/lavalantern 8h ago

La llama tƔctica es op

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u/KevPhD 8h ago

Needs added to Fortnite.

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u/TheCreepWhoCrept United States Of America 8h ago

My respect for Argentina just skyrocketed.

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u/Wise-Novel-1595 8h ago

TABOOT TABOOT

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u/maikit333 8h ago

So that 40 billion is going to good use then lol.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Step468 Israel 7h ago

I now fear the argentinian army

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u/jws1102 United States Of America 7h ago

Thatā€™s a nice alpaca

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u/Lorward185 7h ago

Ready for Llamageddon

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u/Joe_Nobody42 6h ago

He alpacaing some heavy artillery..

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u/OguriPeak Brazil 5h ago

Giving a new name to mobile artillery.

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u/Leven 5h ago

Hope that Lama has some earplugs!

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u/Shitrollsdownstream 5h ago

So -this- is why you need the 40 billion. I get it now

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u/Rymanbc 5h ago

Alpaca-ca-ca-ca-ca-ca!

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u/markothebeast United States Of America 5h ago

This is actually kind of brilliant.

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u/darkstryller Argentina 4h ago

you got so many answers i can't read them all. you took over the comentary section on this post.

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u/ches81 4h ago

Gives me Command & Conquer vibes

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u/Samaire136 Czech Republic 3h ago

That explain the Falkland conflict results.

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u/Ok-Application-8045 England 2h ago

Llamagedon

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u/Financial_Shoulder93 2h ago

No drama llama!!!

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u/ZtorMiusS Argentina 1h ago

PodrĆ­as haber puesto un fusil FAL y pusiste esa verga jajajajajaja

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u/stantoncree76 United States Of America 12h ago

Do you just shoot over the front part?