- 10 Jun 2011 15:14
#13729900
Essentially this is an indulgence in curiosity.
Imagine yourself as a soldier on the frontlines of a relatively contemporary conflict (let's say anywhere from 1914 to the Present day).
What's the scariest thing imaginable that you could hear in terms of enemy (or even your own) hardware that would just absolutely break any sense of your individual discipline and training, and likewise for your unit's cohesion?
Please bear in mind that there's no need for bias in these scenarios to only be from the perspective of troops from developed countries. Put yourself in a myriad of shoes if you can. Anything from an Afghan to a Nigerian.
I'll kick things off with two vids of hardware, one old the other new, I think are fine examples.
The MG-42 Machine Gun
[youtube]GWN7GAazTyo[/youtube]
And a "Danger Close" fire mission from an A-10 Thunderbolt in Helmand from a few years ago:
[youtube]bl5xtv5zRsA[/youtube]
Basically i'd like to try and compile a list of military hardware that have rightly proven themselves to put the "fear of god" into anyone that happens to be on the opposing side, and have earned foreboding reputations as a result.
Edit: The hardware doesn't necessarily have to be an "active" weapons system that shoots or fires something either. It could be something more passive like a sensor or an agent of some kind.
Imagine yourself as a soldier on the frontlines of a relatively contemporary conflict (let's say anywhere from 1914 to the Present day).
What's the scariest thing imaginable that you could hear in terms of enemy (or even your own) hardware that would just absolutely break any sense of your individual discipline and training, and likewise for your unit's cohesion?
Please bear in mind that there's no need for bias in these scenarios to only be from the perspective of troops from developed countries. Put yourself in a myriad of shoes if you can. Anything from an Afghan to a Nigerian.
I'll kick things off with two vids of hardware, one old the other new, I think are fine examples.
The MG-42 Machine Gun
[youtube]GWN7GAazTyo[/youtube]
And a "Danger Close" fire mission from an A-10 Thunderbolt in Helmand from a few years ago:
[youtube]bl5xtv5zRsA[/youtube]
Basically i'd like to try and compile a list of military hardware that have rightly proven themselves to put the "fear of god" into anyone that happens to be on the opposing side, and have earned foreboding reputations as a result.
Edit: The hardware doesn't necessarily have to be an "active" weapons system that shoots or fires something either. It could be something more passive like a sensor or an agent of some kind.
Last edited by Piano Red on 10 Jun 2011 16:25, edited 1 time in total.
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