Or else it has to do with offering the enemy some recourse besides guaranteed death, same reason that "give no quarter" and the like is not allowed to be written on military vehicles.
Most (all?) banned weapons from war are either because they can't be targeted (i.e., nuclear explosions, bio-chemical weapons...) or because they kill without any other real option.
Targeting is a problem because at war you are only supposed to attack militants. Civilians must be peotected, even if they are on the enemy's side, so long as they don't attack you.
The "killing" problem: in most circumstances, soldiers are trained and told to "eliminate" enemies. This doesn't mean kill. It means make the other person unable to fight. Non-lethal shots (i.e. to the limbs) can be just as useful. But of course, it's war: You ain't gonna sit and wait for a clear shot on a limb. Killing is just one of the options, not the main one.
Boom dead done. Right?
Being attaced with one must be living hell. They've been used mainly for psycological reaons i heard.
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· 7 years ago
Yep. The main function of a flamethrower is scare the living shit out of your enemy. They are not that useful compared to other weapons.
It's just that pretty much anyone that sees a giant flame aiming at them will run home.
Fun fact, because of the way (most) flamethrowers are made, they don't just "shoot flames". The fire "sticks" to anything that it hits, and depending on the fuel, using water will actually increase the fire.
They actually tried to threaten American POWs caught using shotguns with mistreatment or torture.
We responded by saying that whayever they do to ours, we'll gladly do worse to theirs.
I know about that since it's fucking written in the post, mr. "Know it all". But how is anyone even going to catch you with the knife? You kill any enemy witness and ally witnesses are going to pretend they saw nothing because it helped them "win".
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· 7 years ago
Thats kind of dumb to ban a weapon in war cause of its deadliness
The reason it's banned is not because you bleed out, it's because you bleed in. Three bladed knives create a wound that causes massive internal bleeding that's self sealing at the point of entry. You would then have to literally bore out the whole wound to get it to bleed outside the body where it could (hopefully) be treated. Want a blade that causes massive bleed out? Get a legal jagged edged knife. Want to stab someone, have them have a sharp pain but there's little to no blood so they don't seek treatment, having them die a agonizing death when it's too late to help, get an illegal tri-bladed knife.
Because the skin heals but the flesh still leaks blood. When you tear flesh and blood vessels, it contracts on itself limiting blood loss but blood still flows. I suspect the skin also contracts and stifles external blood loss (which also helps it heal faster) but the insides are still bleeding.
The bayonet on the famous/infamous British "Brown Bess" musket of the 1700s used a triangular blade. One of the reasons for the dominance of their armies during that period.
So are mine and yet I've never actually cut myself. I have sustained a few burns but all of it together does not evne remotely compare to the countless spf wound, bruises and broken bones I sustained outside of the kitchen. :P
Soldiers use knifes for things oitside of combat as well.
Targeting is a problem because at war you are only supposed to attack militants. Civilians must be peotected, even if they are on the enemy's side, so long as they don't attack you.
The "killing" problem: in most circumstances, soldiers are trained and told to "eliminate" enemies. This doesn't mean kill. It means make the other person unable to fight. Non-lethal shots (i.e. to the limbs) can be just as useful. But of course, it's war: You ain't gonna sit and wait for a clear shot on a limb. Killing is just one of the options, not the main one.
Being attaced with one must be living hell. They've been used mainly for psycological reaons i heard.
It's just that pretty much anyone that sees a giant flame aiming at them will run home.
Fun fact, because of the way (most) flamethrowers are made, they don't just "shoot flames". The fire "sticks" to anything that it hits, and depending on the fuel, using water will actually increase the fire.
btw did ya'll know they makes full automatic shotguns? Up to 36 rounds if i remember correctly.
We responded by saying that whayever they do to ours, we'll gladly do worse to theirs.
just kidding
that will never happen
Looks a bit like an Angel Blade