TITLE:        Why Soldiers Welded Two Rifle Magazines Together 🇻🇳
CHANNEL:      The Art Of War  (@theartofwarrr)
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American soldiers would intentionally cut their rifle magazines in half and

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American soldiers would intentionally cut their rifle magazines in half and weld them together during the Vietnam War. You see, reloading in a firefight meant a few seconds with an empty weapon. And in the jungle, that pause could get you killed. So, soldiers cut the bottoms off two M14 magazines and welded the bodies together using a single spring inside. This doubled their firepower before needing to reload, giving a soldier a few extra seconds in the

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[000.00] American soldiers would intentionally
[001.76] cut their rifle magazines in half and
[003.68] weld them together during the Vietnam
[005.52] War. You see, reloading in a firefight
[007.68] meant a few seconds with an empty
[009.28] weapon. And in the jungle, that pause
[011.12] could get you killed. So, soldiers cut
[012.88] the bottoms off two M14 magazines and
[015.12] welded the bodies together using a
[016.88] single spring inside. This doubled their
[018.80] firepower before needing to reload,
[020.56] giving a soldier a few extra seconds in
[022.48] the
