Comment on Thunderclapper by GoatAnimeDatingSim
What trigger? I don't see a trigger.
The whole thing is a trigger... like on a scattergun.
Like how you chamber another shot on a shotgun?
Well the gun is big enough for to function, there isn't enough detail to determine what it can or cannot do.
See, what I have a problem with is that in order for a pony to fire that musket he has to stand up on his hind legs, lift the gun to his eye with hooves, and pull a trigger SOMEWHERE without any fingers (and I'm not gonna bother mentioning that any musketeer worth his bullets closes their eyes when firing). And if he wants to hit what he's aiming at, he needs to balance on his hind legs long enough to line of the sights, as well as brace himself for the recoil. Balancing on hind legs is hard enough on a quadraped, doing so while firing a gun is nothing short of miraculous.
I know the Equestria Prevails isn't trying to reinvent the musket just for ponies, he's just drawing cool pictures; and it is cool. I do like the idea of ponies fighting eachother and griffons with shot and powder weapons, but to picture ponies fighting with weapons like spears, swords, and guns (i.e. designed for humans and their opposable thumbs) with hooves (or Celestia forbid, their mouth) stretches my willing suspension of disbelief.
I know the Equestria Prevails isn't trying to reinvent the musket just for ponies, he's just drawing cool pictures; and it is cool. I do like the idea of ponies fighting eachother and griffons with shot and powder weapons, but to picture ponies fighting with weapons like spears, swords, and guns (i.e. designed for humans and their opposable thumbs) with hooves (or Celestia forbid, their mouth) stretches my willing suspension of disbelief.
They don't have to stand, in fact laying against the ground is a very good way for them to fire a gun, like human snipers do.
The long shoulder grip can be fitted against their torso for steady support, while they hold the front with their left foreleg. With the two points locked down, they can move their right foreleg freely to pull the trigger and reload.
The long shoulder grip can be fitted against their torso for steady support, while they hold the front with their left foreleg. With the two points locked down, they can move their right foreleg freely to pull the trigger and reload.
But the enemy will close in eventually, what are our poor earth pony soldiers to do then?
What about... having some sort of melee infantry like pikemen or swordsmen protecting them just like we did during the "pike and shot" era (1600s)
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Run, get down, shoot, repeat.
What's so hard?
What's so hard?
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