Unique Military Weapons

[Easy 6]

Heres a tight little summary of Russian Su-35 sales to India

The best thing about War Is Boring, are the commenters... look at Ari down in the comments

"We make good planeair, comrade..."

https://warisboring.com/russia-sells...6f5#.9yibjfkud

[Easy 6]

The F-35 sports a 15-1 kill ratio at latest Red Flag exercises, yeah I'd say its a hit...

https://theaviationist.com/2017/02/0...pporting-f-22/

And who says the F-35 cant dogfight? F-15Es equipped with the very best electronics we have for that platform, were unable to down an F-35 in 8 straight engagements

https://theaviationist.com/2016/06/2...ed-deployment/

[Easy 6]

Here are 6 armored vehicles Russia could parachute into your backyard

Not real sure about the gunners seat on #4 the BTR-ZD though, lulz... otherwise a cool looking list

http://www.wearethemighty.com/articl...-your-backyard

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

Here are 6 armored vehicles Russia could parachute into your backyard

Not real sure about the gunners seat on #4 the BTR-ZD though, lulz... otherwise a cool looking list

http://www.wearethemighty.com/articl...-your-backyard

This has duck hunting written all over it..

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by GloryDayz

This has duck hunting written all over it..

One would almost swear its photoshop its so bad

[Easy 6]

Chinas J-20 stealth jet has entered service

https://www.defensetech.org/2017/03/...ghter-service/

[Bowser]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

Chinas J-20 stealth jet has entered service

https://www.defensetech.org/2017/03/...ghter-service/

It looks like they literally made a Firefox. Is Clint Eastwood flying that thing? "You MUST speak in RUSSIAN"

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by Bowser

It looks like they literally made a Firefox. Is Clint Eastwood flying that thing? "You MUST speak in RUSSIAN"

I dunno... Clint is still an American Badass, but he is getting a bit long in the tooth for a mission like that

[Easy 6]

The First Rule of B21 Is You Do Not Talk About B21

https://www.defensetech.org/2017/03/...not-talk-b-21/

Cannot wait to see the real thing, and not just an artists concept... the wings will be dramatically shorter IMO

[Bowser]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

The First Rule of B21 Is You Do Not Talk About B21

https://www.defensetech.org/2017/03/...not-talk-b-21/

Cannot wait to see the real thing, and not just an artists concept... the wings will be dramatically shorter IMO

The SR-71 flew its first flight in 1964, and the general public knew nothing of its existence for over a decade. There is no telling what we have flying right now or for how long we have had it flying....

[notorious]

Originally Posted by Bowser

The SR-71 flew its first flight in 1964, and the general public knew nothing of its existence for over a decade. There is no telling what we have flying right now or for how long we have had it flying....

Less than 20 years after the piston fighter era, and this thing was operational.


That is mind blowing.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by Bowser

The SR-71 flew its first flight in 1964, and the general public knew nothing of its existence for over a decade. There is no telling what we have flying right now or for how long we have had it flying....

Secrecy until the end is probably best, I guess we'll see it when we see it

But you just know its going to be a sight to behold

[GloucesterChief]

To bring this thread back to unique weapons I bring you the Francisca axe also known as the Frankish throwing axe. It is also how the Franks got their name.



Throwing axes are quite uncommon in large scale military use for several reasons. You can't throw them very far, you can't carry very many, and they don't really pierce armor or shields well. Usually a javelin or dart is a much better weapon for nominally melee infantry to carry.

The francisca has one property that makes it worthwhile despite all the drawbacks. It bounces, a lot and off of almost anything: the ground, shields, and people included. It also bounces quite high and since it is heavy it probably won't kill but it can injure.

Having a band of fighters all throw francisca's into the enemy formation would cause complete chaos as the axes bounce around and allow the fighters close in and to take on a broken enemy formation instead of a solid one.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by GloucesterChief

To bring this thread back to unique weapons I bring you the Francisca axe also known as the Frankish throwing axe. It is also how the Franks got their name.



Throwing axes are quite uncommon in large scale military use for several reasons. You can't throw them very far, you can't carry very many, and they don't really pierce armor or shields well. Usually a javelin or dart is a much better weapon for nominally melee infantry to carry.

The francisca has one property that makes it worthwhile despite all the drawbacks. It bounces, a lot and off of almost anything: the ground, shields, and people included. It also bounces quite high and since it is heavy it probably won't kill but it can injure.

Having a band of fighters all throw francisca's into the enemy formation would cause complete chaos as the axes bounce around and allow the fighters close in and to take on a broken enemy formation instead of a solid one.

Thanks for bringing the thread back to its roots, high tech weapons arent always the most beautiful... that ax looks very light, balanced, and easy to control

But clangs off things too easy because its on the light side

Watching "Forged in Fire" at the moment, so this is a perfect post

But the francisca/tomahawk isnt quite as outdated as some might think, they seem to still come in very handy on the modern battlefield

http://www.wearethemighty.com/uncate...ck-knives-mcut

[GloryDayz]

Captions suck, and off topic, but a cool show nonetheless.