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PugJesus@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

We've beat 'em before

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We've beat 'em before

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PugJesus@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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    cool but not really a meme…
    and who uses bayonets anymore?

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      We still have them with our equipment in the Canadian Forces

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAN_Bayonet_2000

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        uses

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      I think propaganda posters are close enough

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        they’re not

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      Only the Marines anymore, I think. The US Army abandoned mandatory bayonet training a while ago.

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      *Most militaries

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        uses, not still has them for parades…
        most militaries still have some horses too

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          Yes, uses. The British Army had multiple successful bayonet charges in Afghan. Every soldier is trained to use them in combat. Many other countries are similar.

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      Yep they all have grenade launchers

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