Creative war techniques

PREPARED BY: RINOY BHAGORA (14BCL014) BHARGAV NINAMA(14BCL018) VIRAJ BHUVA (14BCL021) CHIRAG JOTANIYA (14BCL046)

Introduction

During world wars different creative techniques were developed Animals were used in war as weapons Different countries had their different war tactics Germany, Russia, United States had major creative innovation in

war history

Here are some examples

Gay Bomb

"Gay bomb" is an informal name for a theoretical non-lethal chemical weapon, which a United States Air Force research laboratory

 It was suggested that a strong aphrodisiac could be dropped on enemy troops, ideally one which would also cause "homosexual behavior"

Anti Tank Dogs

Anti-tank dogs, also known as dog bombs or dog mines, were hungry dogs with explosives harnessed to their backs and trained to seek food under tanks and armoured vehicles

By doing so, a detonator (usually a small wooden lever) would go off, triggering the explosives and damaging or destroying the military vehicle

Cat Bomb

The most creative way to use a cat as a weapon happened in World War II. The United State needed a way to guide bombs to sink German ships

Somebody hit upon the inspiration that since cats have such a strong disdain of getting wet and always land on their feet that if you attached a cat to a bomb and drop it in the vicinity of a ship, the cat's instinct to avoid the water would force it to guide the bomb to the enemy's deck

Chocolate Bomb

The Nazis invented a chocolate bar bomb during WW2. It was made of steel with a thin covering of real chocolate and was detonated when a piece of “chocolate” at the end was broken off after a delay of 7 seconds

A chocolate bomb was actually sent to Winston Churchill, clad in black and gold wrapping, but was luckily discovered in time

Bouncing Bomb

Once deployed, the bomb would skip across the water over torpedo nets until it slammed into the target and sunk; once submerged, the bomb exploded 

Modern weapons

Following the creative weapons came the most destructive weapons of all time such as

Automated targeting missile Nuclear bomb Defence mechanisms

Flares

A flare or decoy flare is an aerial infrared countermeasure used by a plane or helicopter to counter an infrared homing ("heat-seeking") Surface-to-air  or air-to-air missile

 Flares are commonly composed of a pyrotechnic composition based on magnesium or another hot-burning metal, with burning temperature equal to or hotter than engine exhaust

The aim is to make the infrared-guided missile seek out the heat signature from the flare rather than the aircraft's engines

Tsar

Weight 27,000 kilograms (60,000 lb)

Length 8 meter (26 ft)

Diameter 2.1 meter (6.9 ft)

Total destruction : 15 miles radius3rd degree burn : 64 miles radius

Blast yield 50 megaton TNT (210 PJ).

R-36M2 (Russia)

 Range- 11000km          

Circular error probable ( cep ) - 220m         

Top speed - 8 km/sec

Type- ICBM(Inter Continental Ballistic Missile)

Can hit multiple targets

BrahMos The BrahMos has been developed as a joint venture

between the Defense Research and Development Organization(DRDO) of India and the Federal State Unitary Enterprise NPO Mashinostroyenia (NPOM) of Russia under BrahMos Aerospace

It can be launched from Ship, Aircraft, Submarines, GroundWeight 3000 kgRange 290 kmSpeed 3500-3700 km/hrWarhead 200 kgAccuracy 1 m

S-400 Missile System The S-400 Triumf  is an anti-aircraft weapon system developed

by Russia's Almaz Central Design Bureau. Three Components 1. High Altitude Radar System

2. Command Center3. Launcher

Radial Range 360 degreeTarget Detection Range 600 kmAttacking Range 400 kmSpeed 17000 km/hr

Bazooka

Bazooka is the common name for a man-portable, tube launched, recoilless rocket antitank weapon, widely fielded by the US Army. Also referred to as the "Stovepipe", the innovative bazooka was amongst the first generation of rocket propelled anti-tank weapons used in infantry combat

UAV

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVS), also known as drones, are aircraft either controlled by 'pilots' from the ground or increasingly, autonomously following a pre-programmed mission.

UAV

The use of drones has grown quickly in recent years because unlike manned aircraft they can stay aloft for many hour they are much cheaper than military aircraft and they are flown remotely so there is no danger to the flight crew

While armed drones were first used in the Balkans war, their use has dramatically escalated in Afghanistan, Iraq and in the CIA’s undeclared war in Pakistan

Seawolf class submarines The boats of the Seawolf class are the most

advanced but also the most expensive hunter-killer submarines in the world

The Seawolf class submarines are arguably the quietest submarines in the world ever constructed

It is exceptionally quiet even at high speeds. Most submarines need to keep their speed down to as little as 5 knots to avoid detection by passive sonar arrays, while the Seawolf class are credited with being able to cruise at 20 kots and still be impossible to locate

Net gun

A net gun is a non-lethal weapon designed to fire a net which entangles the target. Net guns have a long history of being used to capture wildlife, for research purposes

A net gun is currently also in development for riot control

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