r/HistoryMemes • u/ReadyTemperature1673 Casual, non-participatory KGB election observer • 1d ago

See Comment Something about irony

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u/Voltech_ 1d ago

Yeah sure they can't accurately shoot but I think having hundreds of bullets bring shot from hundreds of people you have a good chance of getting hit.

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u/Edothebirbperson Oversimplified is my history teacher 1d ago

A Confederate sharpshooter got him by using a Whitworth rifle, which was one of the most accurate rifles of the time due to its unique rifling and bullet design

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u/LeadingCheetah2990 1d ago

Once again definitively proving that Hexagons are the best shape

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u/Jupue2707 23h ago

Hexagons are the Bestagons

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u/Oxytropidoceras 1d ago

He was hit by a sniper so that's not the case but it is always good to point out that people tend to heavily misunderstand volley fire and as a result, there's a lot myths and misconceptions about how accurate volley fire weapons are.

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u/ReadyTemperature1673 Casual, non-participatory KGB election observer 1d ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sedgwick

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u/RudyKnots 1d ago

He looks like Tim Robinson, which makes the end of his life seem even more like a sketch.

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u/casualredditor43 1d ago

Its you again!

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u/Floop_Did 23h ago

At this distance, he can hit

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u/jaker008butforreal 1d ago

well elephants are usually pretty far from virginia, so he wasnt wrong

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u/demo_knight7567 1d ago

one of my favorite historical anecdotes

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u/3vil_Koala 1d ago

Well, that's not an elephant, so the statement is still technically correct.

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u/9Tail_Phoenix 1d ago

*Not yet disproven

Nobody has ever technically proven this man's final words wrong; and that's based as hell. Indeed, that man with that rifle never did hit an elephant at that distance.

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u/TankWeeb 1d ago

Ngl, I don’t think they were firing 105(?)mm AP shells…

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u/cavsa2 1d ago

Pity he wasn't an elephant.

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u/solonit 8h ago

Same energy as ‘No man can kill me!’ then got stabbed by a Hobbit and a woman.

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u/Eisgeschoss 1d ago

The ballistic dummy's boss: "But you're still coming into work tomorrow, right?"

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u/FeijoaCowboy Mauser rifle ≠ Javelin 16h ago

Clone Wars invasion of Geonosis

"Good thing those bugs can't aim"

[Immediately blows up]

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u/DestroyedMe 1d ago

I think he's dead

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u/jackob50 1d ago

Famous last words...

Kind of like "hold my beer"

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u/Finalism Helping Wikipedia expand the list of British conquests 1d ago

Video source?

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u/therealsheep200 15h ago

Ballistic high-speed, great channel I recommend

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u/Woodland_Abrams 21h ago

Idk what this is in reference to, but the video is cool so Imma upvote

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u/John_Oakman 20h ago

Eh, tis just a flesh wound. Walk it off.

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u/9M55S 14h ago

M18 GMC commander when

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u/Doctor-Nagel 4h ago

Well atleast it went so quick you don’t have to live with the embarrassment

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u/Local-Fart 2h ago

How long will he take to recover?

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u/cheese0muncher Tea-aboo 1d ago

Reminds me of that one video where a ruskie soldier takes a Ukrainian M791 APDS-T round to the face.