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Lebel 1886 rifle. The first military rifle in the world to use smokeless powder.

On one hand, military theorists expected long range combats, and rifle sights could be dialed to thousands of meters.

On the other hand, this.

I don't have any explanation.

>>3127434
Nobody cares about the stupid gun

One of god's country's finest soldiers?

>>3127701
I do

>>3127412
C O Q U E L I C O T
B L E U A Z U R

>>3127412
sauce?

>>3127701

you're stupid to not care

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>>3127412

France had the most aesthetic uniforms of WW1

>>3127850
>>3127412
>Marching out into a field in bright blue uniforms with German machine guns aimed at you
Was it aut-oh wait no, the French just always have been and always will be terrible at war.

>>3127893
>the French just always have been and always will be terrible at war.

>this level of germaboo delusion

you probably think Prussia was amazing at war too

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>>3127893
>the French just always have been and always will be terrible at war.
G*rmans won literally one war in its entire history against non-3rd world state or against uprising and that was 150 years ago

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>>3127434
Did it not occur to you that the word 'those' would denote a pair of something rather than a singular item?

>>3127850
Russia definitely had France beat in my opinion.

>>3127893
When you're looking at the horizon on an open field, is it blue above the ground?

What kind of terrain is France known for, open fields or forests?

There we have it

>>3127893
xD

>>3128245
Russian Uniforms(when actually worn properly) were always quite aesthetic.

In terms of looks during WW1 my opinion goes Russian>Austrian(1914 Hechtgrau)>French(1916-)>Austrian(1916-)>German>British

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>>3127850
>>3128245
>>3128357
>Not rocking a tactical top hat

>>3127412
French took red loose pants from Ottoman soldiers in North Africa.

>>3127412

I would live in the Victorian era for the aesthetics alone

Real answer: the red pants were supposed to help prevent friendly fire. There's a long and complicated story but if you care you can google it.

>>3128402
Amazing

>>3128402
Did those doggers get #btfo?