Most Influential/Johnny on the spot weapon ever invented. - Page 2

griftadan · 07-01-2005, 17:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Chap

Cold, hard, cash.

agreed

"the sinews of war are infinite money"
-cicero

**Parihaka** · 07-01-2005, 17:30 PM

Alcohol.

Amled · 07-01-2005, 22:59 PM

The stirrup.

Broken · 07-02-2005, 16:14 PM

Gunpowder and nukes are good choices, but here are some lesser heroes:

Horse-mounted archer: dominant weapon system until the gunpowder firearm.

Bayonet: Ended the dominance of cavalry over musket infantry.

Machinegun: dominated the infantry battlefield.

Tank: Ended the dominance of linear infantry formations and machineguns. Mobile warfare.

RPG (bazooka, panzerfaust): Ended the ability of tanks to overrun infantry.

Submarine: Has sunk more ship tonnage than any other type.

Aircraft: dominates the rest.

Droptank: Allowed Allied fighters to range over Germany, resulting in the destruction of the Luftwaffe.

2DREZQ · 07-08-2005, 13:43 PM

The longbow

**Shek** · 07-08-2005, 23:18 PM

Maxim magazine. Motivates over 100K troops in Iraq to fight!

Hk40 · 07-17-2005, 09:52 AM

The hand gernade has to got to be one of the top. I'm shocked it didn't make the first page.

HistoricalDavid · 07-20-2005, 08:09 AM

The nuclear ballistic missile submarine. Operating silently and alone, not even their own governments know where they are; yet they can unleash enough firepower to kill hundreds of millions, on a whim. It might not be the most influential in actual warfare, but they still lurk under there, ready to deprive the odd large country of its human civilisational presence, posing more philosophy than you can shake a stick at.

hello · 07-20-2005, 09:21 AM

Humans. There would be no weapon at all without them.

bigross86 · 07-20-2005, 09:44 AM

Wimmen

Expat Canuck · 08-04-2005, 11:30 AM

I put my vote down to automatic weaponry. From GPMG's to SMG's versitile and mobile with the ability to put down a lot of bullets in a hurry.

Beaugeste93 · 08-16-2005, 22:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Confed999

Not exactly an invention, but the first fella to pick up a rock and throw it at his enemy/prey was pretty slick.

whoever figured out a sling would throw a rock faster and harder.

Whoever tied a rock to a stick and made the first club to extend his reach.

bow and arrow

cartridge ammunition

kevlar

c-ration spiced beef (i'm dating myself here)

The Chap · 09-16-2005, 22:13 PM

I refute it thus:
£ or if you like

:$

alton987 · 09-20-2005, 00:46 AM

I would say Machine Gun / Nukes.

A lot of the others things mentioned took years to centuries to become effective weapons. Machine Guns and Nukes changed things over night. Calvary Charges in WW1 come to mind.

Gunpowder, Airplanes, Tanks, etc took a long time to really become effective weapons.

leib10 · 09-20-2005, 01:02 AM

Although not really modified, the 88mm gun was not originally designed for anti-tank roles. However, as everybody knows, it turned out to be a devastating anti-tank gun.

The first flint knife and the first firearm are the most influential weapons.

07-01-2005, 22:59 PM	#18 (permalink)
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07-08-2005, 13:43 PM	#20 (permalink)
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07-17-2005, 09:52 AM	#22 (permalink)
Hk40 Regular Join Date: 08-17-04 Posts: 133	The hand gernade has to got to be one of the top. I'm shocked it didn't make the first page. __________________ ~ Gary Mikami ~ Live 'N Let Live!

07-20-2005, 09:44 AM	#25 (permalink)
bigross86 401 Ikvot Habarzel *Military Professional* Join Date: 08-07-03 Location: Ra'anana, Israel Posts: 3,148	Wimmen __________________ You're a naughty girl, go to my room!

09-16-2005, 22:13 PM	#28 (permalink)
The Chap *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 08-18-04 Location: UK Posts: 1,181 Country:	? I refute it thus: £ or if you like :$ __________________ Where's the bloody gin? An army marches on its liver, not its ruddy stomach.

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07-02-2005, 16:14 PM	#19 (permalink)
Broken Banished Join Date: 12-09-04 Location: Santa Barbara California Posts: 640	Gunpowder and nukes are good choices, but here are some lesser heroes: Horse-mounted archer: dominant weapon system until the gunpowder firearm. Bayonet: Ended the dominance of cavalry over musket infantry. Machinegun: dominated the infantry battlefield. Tank: Ended the dominance of linear infantry formations and machineguns. Mobile warfare. RPG (bazooka, panzerfaust): Ended the ability of tanks to overrun infantry. Submarine: Has sunk more ship tonnage than any other type. Aircraft: dominates the rest. Droptank: Allowed Allied fighters to range over Germany, resulting in the destruction of the Luftwaffe.

07-08-2005, 23:18 PM	#21 (permalink)
Shek *Military Professional* Moderator Join Date: 02-23-05 Location: Krblachistan Posts: 7,629 Country:	Maxim magazine. Motivates over 100K troops in Iraq to fight!

07-20-2005, 08:09 AM	#23 (permalink)
HistoricalDavid Distant Deeps or Skies *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 07-19-05 Location: North London, UK Posts: 2,008 Country:	The nuclear ballistic missile submarine. Operating silently and alone, not even their own governments know where they are; yet they can unleash enough firepower to kill hundreds of millions, on a whim. It might not be the most influential in actual warfare, but they still lurk under there, ready to deprive the odd large country of its human civilisational presence, posing more philosophy than you can shake a stick at.

07-20-2005, 09:21 AM	#24 (permalink)
hello Contributor Join Date: 05-31-05 Posts: 683	Humans. There would be no weapon at all without them.

08-04-2005, 11:30 AM	#26 (permalink)
Expat Canuck Homesick Fool *Military Professional* Join Date: 05-17-05 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,014 Country:	I put my vote down to automatic weaponry. From GPMG's to SMG's versitile and mobile with the ability to put down a lot of bullets in a hurry.

09-20-2005, 00:46 AM	#29 (permalink)
alton987 New Member Join Date: 11-22-04 Posts: 21	Machine Gun / Nukes I would say Machine Gun / Nukes. A lot of the others things mentioned took years to centuries to become effective weapons. Machine Guns and Nukes changed things over night. Calvary Charges in WW1 come to mind. Gunpowder, Airplanes, Tanks, etc took a long time to really become effective weapons. __________________ For it is a mad world and it will get madder if we allow the minorities, be they dwarf or giant, orangutan or dolphin, nuclear-head or water-conversationalist, pro-computerologist or Neo-Luddite, simpleton or sage, to interfere with aesthetics. ("Coda" 1979)

09-20-2005, 01:02 AM	#30 (permalink)
leib10 HKHolic *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 02-17-05 Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 3,240 Country:	Although not really modified, the 88mm gun was not originally designed for anti-tank roles. However, as everybody knows, it turned out to be a devastating anti-tank gun. The first flint knife and the first firearm are the most influential weapons. __________________ "The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world. So wake up, Mr. Freeman. Wake up and smell the ashes." G-Man

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