Favourite Historical Weapon ?

[JohannaK]

My new favourite weapon is the Tantō. I've heard it's better than a wazikashi for committing seppuku.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Well if the true measure of a historical weapon is how well it can kill it's user lol, I nominate the Me-163 Komet.

 

[Phrossack]

Well if the true measure of a historical weapon is how well it can kill it's user lol, I nominate the Me-163 Komet.

Suicide vests and firearms have a better "success" rate than that, much though the makers of the Komet tried. They gave it a good effort, though, what with the two fuels right next to each other that exploded on contact, plus the lack of landing gear and the gliding landing approach.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Suicide vests and firearms have a better "success" rate than that, much though the makers of the Komet tried. They gave it a good effort, though, what with the two fuels right next to each other that exploded on contact, plus the lack of landing gear and the gliding landing approach.

....and the untrained pilots, plywood construction and sub-par engine construction.


That plane is awesome in a special kind of way.

Spoiler :

This is a 'successful landing'.

It was pretty cool looking though.

 

[History_Buff]

They had same gun but I prefer KV heavy armor than t-34 agility. Yes, t-34 was better tank, chepaer and more-produced, just I found interesting idea if Russians have more of these KV beast at start of the war what outcome will be. I just love to read about this battle:

That battle seem to have very little to do with the merits of the KV-1. Sure, that one tank took a lot of hits, but based on the second paragraph there, it seems like the vast majority of those hits would have been from Panzer II's, which were rather undergunned. It's likely that T-34s would have been equally effective in a battle that was won on the strengths of a strong position, surprise, and capable leadership.

 

[Domen]

It's likely that T-34s would have been equally effective in a battle that was won on the strengths of a strong position, surprise, and capable leadership.

That's what I also wanted to write. To a strong position, surprise & capable leadership add soft ground in which many of enemy tanks got stuck & apparently incapable leadership of the enemy. In fact, a well-hidden artillery or AT gun or any tank with armor-piercing capability would have been effective too.

 

[History_Buff]

Well I was counting the single-causeway, soft ground part as part of the strength of the position.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

They had same gun but I prefer KV heavy armor than t-34 agility. Yes, t-34 was better tank, chepaer and more-produced, just I found interesting idea if Russians have more of these KV beast at start of the war what outcome will be. I just love to read about this battle:

The quality of the weapon or equipment matters incredibly less than how you use it.

 

[Captain_Epic]

The crowbar.

Common, effective, and useful. Bashes heads in while making a nice lever for lifting heavy objects.

 

[Racsoviale]

But you need a phd in theoretical physics to use it.

 

[Captain_Epic]

But you need a phd in theoretical physics to use it.

Cool, another HL2 fan on the forums

 

[JTWuest]

My .75 caliber Brown Bess flintlock musket sure is a heck of a lot of fun to fire!

 

[ArguCa]

best weapon of all times.
you'll also need it in a zombie apocalypse

Spoiler :

 

[Phrossack]

My .75 caliber Brown Bess flintlock musket sure is a heck of a lot of fun to fire!

I'd like to get one of those sometime. It can usually hit a man-sized target at 50 yards, right?

 

[JTWuest]

I'd like to get one of those sometime. It can usually hit a man-sized target at 50 yards, right?

Most of the time

It is also basically completely inaccurate outside of 75 yards.

 

[Flying Pig]

That sort of accuracy is hardly fun to shoot with!

 

[JTWuest]

That sort of accuracy is hardly fun to shoot with!

Trust me, with the bayonet it's about 6 feet long and about 15 pounds. It is fun just to march around with.

 

[Flying Pig]

For the love of god, don't try shooting with a bayonet. Each to his own, I suppose... I've never understood why civilians would voluntarily do drill, least of all rifle drill.

 

[Cutlass]

For the love of god, don't try shooting with a bayonet. Each to his own, I suppose... I've never understood why civilians would voluntarily do drill, least of all rifle drill.

You guys don't have historical reenactors over there?

 

[Flying Pig]

I understand that they do it, but not why they do it!