r/EmpireDidNothingWrong • u/BendDosetd • Jul 19 '20

In Public One of our troopers got unrightfully arrested while fighting the Rebel scum, its outrageous #justicefortroopers

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u/Grimejow TIE-Interceptor Pilot Jul 19 '20

Also the big flag in the top right helps

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u/Grimejow TIE-Interceptor Pilot Jul 19 '20

Ok I found the facebook post here it is in german, here is the gist of it though.

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It is a staged photo, to raise awareness during Carnival that people should not carry weapons that seem real, because that is forbidden in Germany and could get them arrested.
It ends with a good humored Star Wars joke "May the costume be with you" which is in german a pun on Tracht - Macht =force so it sems really lighthearted.

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u/Marcus_Iunius_Brutus Jul 19 '20

As far as I know the OT guns were actually ww2 guns. Like mg34

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u/CheekiBleeki Jul 19 '20

The E-11 is basically a moded British Sten Gun. The DLT-19 is indeed from the MG34. The rebel blaster ( I always forget it's name ) is a moded STG-44.

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u/unclefisty Jul 19 '20

The E-11 was based on the Sterling SMG, which does look a lot like the Sten.