SatyrSack@lemmy.one to Chevron 7@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 months agoI figured out the real reason Universe didn't do so welllemmy.worldimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down11
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minus-squareMalReynolds@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoIf I recall, the ammo ended up in short supply worldwide and hence prohibitively expensive.
minus-squareHupf@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-26 months agoWhat do you mean this is a fake show? Are we getting issued real ammo?
minus-squaresushibowl@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoThey use blanks. During the Iraq war there was a shortage of 5.7x28mm blanks. It’s possible they switched some blank production lines over to make live rounds for the war, or maybe the military needed more blanks to cover increased training needs.
If I recall, the ammo ended up in short supply worldwide and hence prohibitively expensive.
What do you mean this is a fake show? Are we getting issued real ammo?
They use blanks. During the Iraq war there was a shortage of 5.7x28mm blanks. It’s possible they switched some blank production lines over to make live rounds for the war, or maybe the military needed more blanks to cover increased training needs.