Gebirgsjäger 7.5cm le.GebIG 18 in action against Soviet positions in the Caucasus Mountains in circa late 1942

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1. No ear protection. No cellphone in sight. Just boys living in the moment

2. Operates like an over sized break barrel shotgun.

3. they working that hoe

4. This can usefull if Ukraine can have them.

5. Funny that they need to remove panoramic sights before each shot. Seems like recoil system is not perfect.

6. Does it come with a pistol grip for mobile operation?

7. I love mountain warfare equipment. So many unique and clever weapons. Napoleon praised the captured light Austrian mountain artillery in his army for its ease of transport and usefulness in rough terrain, in both world wars the case was the same. Engineers and designers went to extremes to get as much firepower as possible up on the mountain peaks while still being man-portable.

   I also believe Australian troops and US marines really loved to use captured Japanese “knee-mortars” in WW2 because you could bring it along to even the most hellish mountain top in New Guinea and still have some light artillery support for your infantry.

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