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What is the greatest weapon of war?

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    #62
    Snakeblood
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    mrjaygibbs wrote: »
    I always wondered what the greatest weapon of war is. Is it something simple like the AK47 or the hard hitting AC130? I know the AC130 can fire a shell the size of a small car at you but something like the AK47 would have killed a lot more people since its invention! But it could be argued that its physiological warfare that makes a weapon great like the simple landmine or being hit by a .50cal bullet from a sniper or demolished by a predator missile from above. Each country has it own advance in weaponry to get some sort of edge in war. Anyway would b great if you can give some input to this question.
    The wheel. YEAH


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    #63
    consultech
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    Im sure it's already been said in some way or another, but The Pen.


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    #64
    pickarooney
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    Morlar wrote: »
    Propaganda. Or Spin as it's called these days.

    That's just what they want you to think.


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    #65
    Turtyturd
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    Rape....it's wierd when a stereotypical AH answer is actually true.


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    #66
    padma
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    Peace, it puts an end to war!!


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    #67
    johnny_knoxvile
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    the greatest weapons of war are owned by Ireland and have never been unleashed...they are like the Deathly Hallows, and unholy trinity to match the horsemen of the apocalypse... Mary Harney, Eddie Hobbs & Franc.


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    #68
    Orando Broom
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    OisinT wrote: »
    Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit with B83 nuclear bomb payload would probably be my vote.

    I know a guy who flies those. Says they are very boring, like a commercial jet.


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    #69
    Capt'n Midnight
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    OisinT wrote: »
    Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit with B83 nuclear bomb payload would probably be my vote.
    There are propeller planes that are nearly as fast, can fly further and carry BIGGER BOMBS

    of course it's not quite as stealthy, has a slightly bigger radar signature and is a little louder, which is fair enough considering it first flew in 1952

    B2 is only stealthy at night, as long as it isn't raining and you aren't up against Russian or Australian radars

    The Russians built 500 Tu95's ruggedly agricultural and designed to be maintained by conscripts

    The US have 21 20 B2's that have to be kept dry.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZB-iziY2Bw


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    #70
    Capt'n Midnight
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    World population was one billion back in 1900

    Smallpox killed over 300,000,000 people between 1900 and 1973


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    #71
    Son Of A Vidic
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    Propaganda! It has created many 'fairy tales' which led to the justification for war. The best recent example of this have been the ongoing 'War on Terra' and the illusionary WMD of Iraq.


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    #72
    Nodin
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    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    World population was one billion back in 1900

    Smallpox killed over 300,000,000 people between 1900 and 1973

    Reading accounts of pre-industrial wars, a great deal of time often soldiers seemed to spend a great deal of energy in dying of dysentery and various similar diseases. Thus historically, you might say that the greatest weapon was a strong set of bowels, or at least the ability to eat almost anything....


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    #73
    Nodin
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    medicman2009 wrote: »
    Propaganda! It has created many 'fairy tales' which led to the justification for war. The best recent example of this have been the ongoing 'War on Terra' and the illusionary WMD of Iraq.

    They weren't illusionary, they just hid them deep in the Iraqi jungles.


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    #74
    cyrusdvirus
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    Terry wrote: »
    If you think that I'm going to let this go, then you really don't know me.

    See you in 24 hours.

    She did say Wednesday mornings Terry. It's now Wednesday evening.

    Go get her young man!!


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    #75
    jackiebaron
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    Nodin wrote: »
    They weren't illusionary, they just hid them deep in the Iraqi jungles.


    Jungles? Nah they hid them deep inside one of Iraq's many glaciers.


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    #76
    draylander
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    orourkeda wrote: »
    Fanny.

    The worlds most effective weapon of mass male destruction.

    FYP


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    #77
    Capt'n Midnight
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    Nodin wrote: »
    Reading accounts of pre-industrial wars, a great deal of time often soldiers seemed to spend a great deal of energy in dying of dysentery and various similar diseases. Thus historically, you might say that the greatest weapon was a strong set of bowels, or at least the ability to eat almost anything....
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ramree_Island
    "That night [of the 19 February 1945] was the most horrible that any member of the M.L. [motor launch] crews ever experienced. The scattered rifle shots in the pitch black swamp punctured by the screams of wounded men crushed in the jaws of huge reptiles, and the blurred worrying sound of spinning crocodiles made a cacophony of hell that has rarely been duplicated on earth. At dawn the vultures arrived to clean up what the crocodiles had left...Of about 1,000 Japanese soldiers that entered the swamps of Ramree, only about 20 were found alive."[


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    #78
    Capt'n Midnight
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    On June 9, 1938, the Chinese blew up dams to block a Japanese advance.

    To keep secrecy they didn't warn those down downstream, between 500,000 to a million people died. Far more than were killed by the A-Bombs


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    #79
    ReacherCreature
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    TheUsual wrote: »
    Easy this, sure it was invented by an Irishman - Michael Collins.
    Guerilla Warfare.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerilla_Warfare

    The greatest military empire of the time with a worldwide Navy, Army and a great hate for your race occupies your country. What can you do ? :confused:

    Did you even look at your own link? Before that I knew of at least a few: used in the American War of Independence, Boer War, Vietnamese campaign for independence and the Dutch Revolt/Wars. Collins didn't invent it, he utilised it.


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    #80
    Terry
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    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    World population was one billion back in 1900

    Smallpox killed over 300,000,000 people between 1900 and 1973

    The Irish population went from 8.5 million in 1801 to 2.5 million in 1901 and it wasn't from smallpox.
    Sometimes it's all down to ignorance, hatred and greed.
    gatecrash wrote: »
    She did say Wednesday mornings Terry. It's now Wednesday evening.

    Go get her young man!!

    She has 45 minutes until it's Thursday here..

    By the way, we're the same age. Stop trying to pretend that you're young by calling me a young man.
    Given the average time of death for Irish men, we're almost middle aged.


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    #81
    liah
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    Here you go, Terry.

    ;)


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    #82
    DOC09UNAM
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    liah wrote: »
    Here you go, Terry.

    ;)
    I didn't know you smoked? :P


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    #83
    FreudianSlippers
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    liah wrote: »
    Here you go, Terry.

    ;)
    Did not need to see that :eek: :P


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    #84
    Kanoe
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    the sword apparantly, if it hasnt already been said.


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    #85
    DOC09UNAM
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    zxy wrote: »
    the sword apparantly, if it hasnt already been said.
    The pen is mightier than the sword.


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    #86
    bmw535d
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    i think the greatest weapon ever will be when somebody invents a disease that only effects certain races eg blacks or Chinese, it could wipe them out and other races would be spared. biological warfare could be very powerful.


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    #87
    DOC09UNAM
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    bmw535d wrote: »
    i think the greatest weapon ever will be when somebody invents a disease that only effects certain races eg blacks or Chinese, it could wipe them out and other races would be spared. biological warfare could be very powerful.
    There's already two of them in existence.

    AIDS and SARS.


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    #88
    bmw535d
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    DOC09UNAM wrote: »
    There's already two of them in existence.

    AIDS and SARS.

    but they effect all races.


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    #89
    Kanoe
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    DOC09UNAM wrote: »
    The pen is mightier than the sword.
    and history is always written by the victors. Discovery did a program on the most lethal weapons of war ages ago and the sword came in at number one.


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    #90
    Gunmonkey
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    The Ultimate Joke.


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    #91
    ardinn
    Registered Users Posts: 4,246 ✭✭✭ardinn


    Sure it has to be attack dogs - Highest kill streak on Black ops!!! :cool:
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    http://slaneyfishing.com




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