What is the greatest weapon of war?

karma_ · 26-11-2010 12:16pm

Manic Moran wrote: »

Here's the problem with that, though.

If Caesar had a mind to, Mr Ovoid could have been killed by use of a sword or pilum. That would have rather settled the issue, as far as Mr Ovoid was concerned, his pen probably wouldn't have saved him. Any attempt to use words to effect revolution or change ultimately depends on the opposition's willingness to show mercy or otherwise think it's just not worth it. Sometimes it works, other times, it's blood and no change. Similarly, there is a reason the AK-47 is so associated with revolutionary movements in latin America and Africa: Words alone were insufficient, they needed good, old-fashioned, projectile technology.

NTM

You are getting dangerously close to that old mantra of Chairman Mao - "Change must come through the barrel of a gun."

steddyeddy · 27-11-2010 2:20pm

karma_ wrote: »

You are getting dangerously close to that old mantra of Chairman Mao - "Change must come through the barrel of a gun."

Well not must come from the barrel of a gun but as a last resort can come from the barrel of a gun, you wouldnt be here today if not for violent tactics used by your ancestors. If talk fails then your left with giving up our resolving the issue through violence. At the root of our humanity we are still primates and violent ones.

Nodin · 27-11-2010 2:39pm

karma_ wrote: »

You are getting dangerously close to that old mantra of Chairman Mao - "Change must come through the barrel of a gun."

On occassion its entirely correct, alas.

wil · 27-11-2010 2:45pm

DOC09UNAM wrote: »

Wait, what?

Harming each other is the way forward?

MissedQuote of the day :eek:

Well spotted.

Unless of course he meant it.

World Abombination

.243 · 27-11-2010 9:09pm

the sniper,
with one well placed shot he installs fear into every man on a battle field,

Capt'n Midnight · 28-11-2010 9:37pm

Mata Hari

Clawdeeus · 28-11-2010 10:23pm

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Mata Hari

Never really got that chick.

She really was not hot...

ArtSmart · 28-11-2010 10:24pm

propaganda

Mr. Presentable · 28-11-2010 10:29pm

Propaganda

or

Supergerm

Dionysus · 28-11-2010 10:36pm

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.

Debt, of course. Debt, my dear boy, is the greatest weapon of modern warfare.

Capt'n Midnight · 29-11-2010 12:39am

Clawdeeus wrote: »

Never really got that chick.

She really was not hot...

If you had got her you'd realise that looks aren't everything

you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire

round tower huntsman · 29-11-2010 12:41am

media

Teclo · 29-11-2010 12:42am

The bulldozer, without it the battlefield gets an uncomfortable place to be.

kumate_champ07 · 29-11-2010 12:49am

intelligence

Ardennes1944 · 29-11-2010 12:54am

Germans! come on the us!

orourkeda · 29-11-2010 1:00am

tits

Killer Pigeon · 29-11-2010 2:41am

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 greatest weapons are words.

EarlERizer · 29-11-2010 2:49am

Killer Pigeon wrote: »

The greatest weapons are words.

i.e. Propaganda ,which another poster noted earlier , in recent times wars have been waged & won,fought & lost on the words of propaganda.

The first casualty of war ....... The Truth!

scientific1982 · 29-11-2010 2:54am

Control of food.

KeithAFC · 29-11-2010 4:18am

Tactics.

cypharius · 29-11-2010 10:55am

Ninjas.

Funky G · 29-11-2010 11:07am

manbearpig

Funky G · 29-11-2010 11:08am

Chuck Norris

Problem Solved!

cypharius · 29-11-2010 11:15am

Funky G wrote: »

Chuck Norris

Problem Solved!

AH! But what if the enemy has Bruce Lee?

Sofiztikated · 29-11-2010 11:20am

The Stick.

Think about it. Sticks with poo on them, sticks with nails in them, bigger sticks. All force you to get a bigger, better weapons.

Funky G · 29-11-2010 11:22am

cypharius wrote: »

AH! But what if the enemy has Bruce Lee?

Hmmm.....

Could provoke an even bigger debate that could tear after hours apart

Chuck Norris Vs Bruce Lee

Capt'n Midnight · 29-11-2010 12:39pm

MacGyver

karma_ · 29-11-2010 1:14pm

12 pages and no one has posted the Python joke sketch yet! ffs AH.

PandyAndy · 29-11-2010 1:25pm

The Tsar Bomba. And this was scaled down to only 50 megatons... they thought 100 megatons would be slightly overkill.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxD44HO8dNQ

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

Capt'n Midnight · 29-11-2010 2:25pm

karma_ wrote: »

12 pages and no one has posted the Python joke sketch yet! ffs AH.

It was posted.

Capt'n Midnight · 29-11-2010 2:28pm

PandyAndy wrote: »

The Tsar Bomba. And this was scaled down to only 50 megatons... they thought 100 megatons would be slightly overkill.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxD44HO8dNQ

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

100 megatonnes was overkill for a test, especially when the bomber barely got away as was,

and again it was already posted

Enkidu · 29-11-2010 2:34pm

Senna wrote: »

Sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their frickin' heads

That's be pretty ****ing good if you were fighting a war against total benders like yourself. A much better ****ing weapon, would be a c*nt-seeking missle that explodes on impact into a nuclear bomb whose mushroom cloud is made of sharks with frickin' laser beams on their frickin' heads and each laser beam is made of dick-eating sharks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sofiztikated · 29-11-2010 3:46pm

Enkidu wrote: »

That's be pretty ****ing good if you were fighting a war against total benders like yourself. A much better ****ing weapon, would be a c*nt-seeking missle that explodes on impact into a nuclear bomb whose mushroom cloud is made of sharks with frickin' laser beams on their frickin' heads and each laser beam is made of dick-eating sharks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations.

You have taken the most thanked post on this thread, made a **** of it, and reposted it in a bad attempt to gain some thanks for yourself.

Have a little sit down, and rest.

Capt'n Midnight · 29-11-2010 9:03pm

http://www.snakesonablog.com/swp/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/whales-1.jpg

whales on stilts :eek: with laser beams :eek::eek:

TheDuderino · 29-11-2010 9:32pm

Captain Trips

fictional?! yeah right!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Trips

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