7bicycles [he/him]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 6 months agoIs a cargo bike with a mounted MG a technical?message-squaremessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up138arrow-down1message-squareIs a cargo bike with a mounted MG a technical?7bicycles [he/him]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-text
Scholars have discussed this issue for eons, if I bolt a DshKA to a cargo bike, is it a technical? We need to find an answer
minus-squareculpritus [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·6 months agoAs long as the gun is operated by a separate person from the pilot of the bicycle, yes it is.
minus-squareZoift [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·6 months agoDoes the weapon need to be affixed to the vechicle to be a technical? Or is it just a troop carrier?
minus-squareculpritus [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·6 months agoin my made-up criteria, as long as the other passenger can operate the weapon effectively while in motion, I think it qualifies
minus-square7bicycles [he/him]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·6 months agoOkay, good, thank you for the input. What if I bolt that fucker on an Omnium Cargo and use the increased height load plattform to do it myself?
minus-squareculpritus [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·edit-26 months agoI think that’s just a form of velocalvary if it’s only one person involved. If the gun is too powerful to effectively use while riding, then maybe it would be considered velo-dragoon since fighting is done after dismounting.
minus-square7bicycles [he/him]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·6 months agoI was ready to fight anyone on this but this comment has convinced me entirely
minus-squareChaosMaterialist [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 months agoSo you’re saying it’s TECHNICALly yes?
As long as the gun is operated by a separate person from the pilot of the bicycle, yes it is.
Does the weapon need to be affixed to the vechicle to be a technical?
Or is it just a troop carrier?
Squad goals
in my made-up criteria, as long as the other passenger can operate the weapon effectively while in motion, I think it qualifies
Okay, good, thank you for the input. What if I bolt that fucker on an Omnium Cargo
and use the increased height load plattform to do it myself?
I think that’s just a form of velocalvary if it’s only one person involved. If the gun is too powerful to effectively use while riding, then maybe it would be considered velo-dragoon since fighting is done after dismounting.
I was ready to fight anyone on this but this comment has convinced me entirely
So you’re saying it’s TECHNICALly yes?