M1 Garand Too Heavy

Lend-Lease shipment records showed that the United States did send a single M1 Garand rifle to the USSR (below, marked in red). According to Ulanov, Soviet testers were impressed with the M1 Garand's accuracy and reliability, but they considered it too complicated and heavy for the average Red Army soldier. Apr 24, 2023 SOMEBODY FUCKING HELP ME!!

An anime-style person wearing a heavy military helmet struggles to lift an M1 Garand rifle. The top caption explains that Soviet testers found the rifle accurate and reliable but too complicated and heavy for the average Red Army soldier, while the drawing exaggerates that complaint into a desperate plea for help. It is sent as a reaction to feeling overwhelmed by something cumbersome or unnecessarily difficult. EN: An anime-style person wearing a heavy military helmet struggles to lift an M1 Garand rifle. The top caption explains that Soviet testers found the rifle accurate and reliable but too complicated and heavy for the average Red Army soldier, while the drawing exaggerates that complaint into a desperate plea for help. It is sent as a reaction to feeling overwhelmed by something cumbersome or unnecessarily difficult.

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