• Schiffsmaedchenjunge@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    I only partially agree. While children are perfectly capable of operating mortars and machine guns, it is practically impossible for them to move them around to take a new position for example. They just lack the physical strength to do so. Self propelled weaponry, like tanks for example, are the perfect tool for a child. I’ve seen them doing it on TV.

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    1 year ago

    I agree that firearms tend to be too heavy for children, but heavy weaponry such as mortars are not the best use of the small size of children. During war it would be much more useful to use children to sabotage enemy installations using explosives or EMPs.