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[โ€“] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

turns out in real life the best sidearm is the geneva convention, if a soldier is ever where a spot where they'd hypothetically need a sidearm the best bet is probably to put your hands on your neck and hope they respect the whole "no mistreating prisoners of war" bit.

[โ€“] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

hope they respect the whole "no mistreating prisoners of war" bit.

If not I guess the pistol would come in handy? Easier to take yourself out of the equation without having to take off your boots.