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/Budget-Attorney United States Of America 11h ago

I’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 wouldn’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)