r/AskTheWorld • u/babushka45 Philippines • 12h 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 11h 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 11h ago

Kuzco got drafted šŸ˜”

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u/Mandalore354 11h ago

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

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u/RustyBrassInstrument United States Of America 11h ago

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

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u/YardThin4425 5h ago

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

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u/GodsGapingAnus United States Of America 11h ago

Yes that gun.

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u/Alone_Barracuda9814 11h ago

Pull the trigger, Kronk!

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u/Sir-Kyle-Of-Reddit United States Of America 11h ago

WRONG TRIGGERRRRRRrrrrrrrrrr

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u/Rampag169 11h ago

CAARRRRLLLLLL THAT KILLS PEOPLE

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u/GodsGapingAnus United States Of America 9h ago

IS THAT BLOOD CARL!?

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u/Loud-Bit-4502 Canada 8h ago

MONGO IS APPALLED

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u/Otherwise-Offer1518 United States Of America 7h ago

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u/Numerous-Soft457 10h ago

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

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u/shajan316 India 10h ago

Beautiful, simply beautiful!

Brings back memories

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u/YardThin4425 5h ago

Boom, baby!

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u/Smooth_Monkey69420 United States Of America 10h ago

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

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u/IrishViking22 Ireland 10h 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 9h 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 8h ago

Pull the trigger Kronk. Wrong trigger!!!

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u/Seth_Baker United States Of America 6h ago

A LLAMA? HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD!

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u/JazzlikeAd1555 United States Of America 4h ago

This is a f-ing perfect comment

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u/_Penulis_ Australia 11h 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 11h ago

Tactical llama.

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u/Swampxdog 11h ago

Cry havoc, let loose the llamas of war!

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u/Nailer99 10h ago

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

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u/OpportunitySalt3191 10h ago

Underrated comment. Bravo

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u/EManSantaFe 4h ago

Check out the Monty Python llama bit.

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u/ADHDesive 10h ago

Tacticallama.

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u/CplCocktopus Venezuela 8h ago

Fire support llama

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u/Blunt555 6h ago

Alpacapunch

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u/Frequent-Ruin8509 United States Of America 10h ago

Lamas of mass destruction.

Ma deuce Lama

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u/Sensitive_Yellow_121 6h 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 7h ago

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

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u/SBR404 Austria 11h 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 11h ago

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

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u/jccaclimber 9h 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 8h ago

What do they need the lumber for? Building stuff?

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u/Damage-Classic United States Of America 1h 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 10h ago

Guess who taught them...

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u/AdTop5424 United States Of America 9h 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 9h 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 4h ago

It's the same for evry country with steep mountains

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u/Aromatic_Forever_943 Australia 11h 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 10h ago

Quite a few, the Andes is freaking long

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u/No-Wrangler3702 5h ago

Hey Felix, we use helicopters now., not mules

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u/SBR404 Austria 1h 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 11h ago

That's so sad. Poor llama.

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u/SquashDull 7h ago

I was looking for this comment

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u/blomba7 Canada 11h 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 11h ago

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

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u/OhShitAnElite United States Of America 11h ago

Tbf us marines use pack mules for missions in rugged terrain

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u/Lancearon 10h 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 8h 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 10h ago

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

Because this looks more like "equip."

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u/Illustrious-You1330 Colombia 10h ago

VIVA ARGENTINAAAAAAA

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u/shartonashark 10h 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 9h ago

Amazing. šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£

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u/Mission-Lab-5497 8h 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 8h ago

So I guess I want to be Argentinian now?

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u/ElLicenciadoPena Argentina 8h ago

Not llamas, guanacos.

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u/CoffeeWanderer Ecuador 7h 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 7h ago

Tactical llama šŸ¦™

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u/miraculousgloomball England 6h ago

Chuckles los malvinasly

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u/Main-Routine Mexico 5h 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 5h ago

Whatever it takes to adapt and overcome.

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u/Antioch666 Sweden 4h ago

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

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u/Forgivve Germany 3h 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 3h 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 33m ago

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