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Donkey Turrets

Attaching machine guns to donkeys
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It occurred to me a while back that donkeys are quite strong. Strong enough in my opinion, to hold large machine guns on their backs. But i know what your thinking, how would these machine guns be fired? Simple, my fine feathered friend. The turrets would be neurologically attached to the donkeys spine. This would infact give the donkey complete control over the gun. Then, the donkey would simply need training in who to shoot and who not to shoot. At this point I would pass the donkey onto a qualified trainer. What am I? a farmer?....Then the donkeys could be sold to the highest bidder, and everyone is happy. Especially me....and the cubans (they have lots of donkeys).
Pete_thinka, Aug 05 2003

Wait, no, it was Pigeon Turrets http://www.halfbake...igeon_20Gun-turrets
Same difference. [DrCurry, Oct 04 2004]

Lockheed-Martin Army mule http://www.robotsno...my-to-test-mule.php
How about a man-made mule? [Bdsman64, Jun 26 2009]

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       We did this one already, didn't we?
DrCurry, Aug 05 2003
  

       define: We   

       bloody funny category - thats funny peculiar not funny haha
po, Aug 05 2003
  

       Watch out or I'll post tortoise turrets. On the other hand tortoises should really be used for good and not evil.
Worldgineer, Aug 05 2003
  

       obviously a genius idea
Rachel, Aug 05 2003
  

       <off topic>two goldfish in a tank

one says to the other you man the guns, I'll drive</off topic>
Welcome, [Pete_thinka]
neilp, Aug 05 2003
  

       // This would infact give the donkey complete control over the gun //   

       Dunkees is treach'rous bastiches. You show me a trustwerthy dunkee and I's shows you a dead man shot in the back...
DeathNinja, Aug 05 2003
  

       Gotta love those one-annotation account wonders who pop in, praise a newbie's idea, and mysteriously disappear. hmmm....
RayfordSteele, Aug 05 2003
  

       Sort-of baked. During WW1, the British Army mounted air-cooled .303 machine guns in special carriers on the saddles of cavalry horses. However, the firing mechanism was controlled by a human rider.
8th of 7, Aug 05 2003
  

       Oddly the strapline i got with this idea was "strap *this* to the back of your cat"
chud, Aug 05 2003
  

       I'm with the DeathNinja on this one.
DrBob, Aug 06 2003
  

       Camel guns ? Sounds like the cue for a Gary Larson cartoon.   

       I always wondered about Elephant Guns. Good idea, sure, but you need one hell of a big bandolier for the ammunition .......
8th of 7, Aug 07 2003
  

       How about sharks with frickin' lasers?
jivetalkinrobot, Aug 14 2003
  

       what if the donkeys dont like the country they live in and make their own army to destroy all humans.(we underestimate donkeys) they could start world war 3!
bobathie, Jun 27 2007
  

       Medieval armies used donkeys to kick cannonballs at castles. I'm sure you can guess what they called the holes created by these shots.
swimswim, Jun 26 2009
  

       //Medieval armies used donkeys to kick cannonballs at castles. I'm sure you can guess what they called the holes created by these shots.   

       Ineffectual?
simonj, Jun 26 2009
  
      
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