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[-] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 21 points 1 week ago
[-] ajikeshi@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

probably a russian military vehicle from ~2025-2026

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Yo, you’ve got Patreon access to the war or something?

[-] ajikeshi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

nah only the early access platinum collectors edition with original fingerbones from putin :D

[-] Deceptichum@quokk.au 12 points 1 week ago

Technically.

[-] Sylvartas@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I'll allow it

[-] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Worse, a bullpup!

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago

Explanation: Mehmed the Conqueror, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, was the one who finally conquered Constantinople (now Istanbul) and finished off the ailing Byzantine Empire. He did so by bringing what was, in the 15th century AD, a truly ludicrous amount of cannons, a then-cutting-edge technology, including the largest piece ever made up 'til that point in world history.

[-] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 week ago

Certified "Hold my Raki" moment

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

You know how it is, late at night, deep in raki and cold water with the boys, and someone challenges you to destroy the age-old nemesis of your rising empire - tale as old as time!

[-] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago

Byzantium joins China and later Belgium who had entirely too much faith in their "impregnable fortifications".

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

For a long time their faith was warranted. And not like they could do much in that situation from what I remember, they didn't have much power to go on the offensive.

[-] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago

Ye, it was a dying empire at that point anyway. But we're just shitposting here :D

[-] Rolando@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Light novel idea: someone like Bismarck or Cavour is isekaid into Byzantium of this era, and has to diplomacy it back into a world power.

[-] moody 11 points 1 week ago

Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople

[-] Assman@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam

[-] GraniteM@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Why'd they change it?

[-] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago

Well yeah, now that the boys showed up with arty. It was Constantinople before the boys got there.

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Y’alltillary.

[-] j4k3@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Yoda bringing The Force

this post was submitted on 07 Oct 2024
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