If we stop thinking in terms of tremendous multimegaton nuclear weapons and consider employing much smaller nuclear weapons which may be more appropriate for most important military targets, it would seem that the B-52 or B-70 could carry a great many small nuclear weapons.

In reference to Brown's raid she wrote, `` though we are non-resistants and religiously believe it better to reform by moral and not by carnal weapons, we know thee was anemated by the most generous and philanthropic motives ''.

It is among the most versatile and fearsome weapons on the battlefield, valued for its shock action against other troops and high survivability, although it can be still be vulnerable to anti-tank weapons.

This most commonly refers to matched pairs of handguns but can refer to any other weapon that can be held in one hand such as machine pistols and even melee weapons, although this is more common in role-playing video games.

Dual wielded weapons have become the trademark of some game characters, most notably Lara Croft and Dante.

He invents most of her weapons and metahuman restraining devices.

The most recognisable type of boomerang is the returning boomerang ; while non-returning boomerangs, throwing sticks ( or shaunies ) were used as weapons, returning boomerangs have been used primarily for leisure or recreation.

It was here that most losses were inflicted upon the enemy, primarily through the capture of prisoners and weapons.

Currently cruise missiles are among the most expensive of single-use weapons, up to several million dollars apiece.

Eventually mail was supplanted by plate for the most part as it provided greater protection against windlass crossbows, bludgeoning weapons, and lance charges.

Mail armour provided an effective defence against slashing blows by an edged weapon and penetration by thrusting and piercing weapons ; in fact a study conducted at the Royal Armouries at Leeds concluded that " it is almost impossible to penetrate using any conventional medieval weapon " Generally speaking, mail's resistance to weapons is determined by four factors: linkage type ( riveted, butted, or welded ), material used ( iron versus bronze or steel ), weave density ( a tighter weave needs a thinner weapon to surpass ), and ring thickness ( generally ranging from 18 to 14 gauge in most examples ).

Capturing Cerberus, without using weapons, was the final labour assigned to Heracles ( Hercules ) by King Eurystheus, in recompense for the killing of his own children by Megara after he was driven insane by Hera, and therefore was the most dangerous and difficult.

While most scholars agree that one or more of these terms refer to handheld mechanical weapons, there exist disagreement whether these were flexion bows or torsion powered like the recent Xanten find.

Mounted knights armed with lances proved ineffective against formations of pikemen combined with crossbowmen whose weapons could penetrate most knights ' armor.

By the early 20th century, infantry weapons had become more powerful, forcing most artillery away from the front lines.

The Inca forces greatly out numbered the Spanish, however the Spanish superiority of weapons, tactics and the fact that the most trusted in Inca Generals were in Cusco led to an easy defeat and the capture of the Incan Emperor.

The British, who used such weapons extensively, therefore seem to have caused most non-combatant deaths.

German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel noted the effect of airpower: " Anyone who has to fight, even with the most modern weapons, against an enemy in complete command of the air, fights like a savage against modern European troops, under the same handicaps and with the same chances of success.

While there, he was one of eight delegates with a background in guided weapons projects to address the Fourth International Congress of Astronautics in Zurich in August 1953, at a time when, as The New York Times reported, most scientists saw space flight as thinly disguised science fiction.

As self-loading weapons are produced they will become obsolete although they do remain in most artillery.

A machine gun is a fully automatic emplaceable weapon, most often separated from other classes of automatic weapon by the use of belt-fed ammunition ( though some designs employ drum, pan or hopper magazines ), generally in a rifle-inspired caliber ranging between 5. 56 × 45mm NATO (. 223 Remington ) for a light machine gun to as large as. 50 BMG or even more larger for crewed or aircraft weapons.

Most modern AFVs are superficially similar in design to their World War II counterparts, with significantly better armour, weapons, engines and suspension-however with an increase in the capacity of transport aircraft allowing AFVs to be practically transported by air, many armies are replacing some or all of their traditional heavy vehicles with lighter airmobile versions, often with wheels instead of tracks.

On occasion, even the soldiers of national militaries are forced to adapt their civilian-type vehicles for combat use, often using improvised armor and scrounged weapons.

Biological weapons ( often termed " bio-weapons " or " bio-agents ") are living organisms or replicating entities ( viruses ) that reproduce or replicate within their host victims.

Toxins and Psychochemical weapons are often referred to as midspectrum agents.

The primary difficulty is not the production of the biological agent, as many biological agents used in weapons can often be manufactured relatively quickly, cheaply and easily.

Cavalry found new success in Imperial operations ( irregular warfare ), where modern weapons were lacking and the slow moving infantry-artillery train or fixed fortifications were often ineffective against native insurgents ( unless the natives offered a fight on an equal footing, as at Tel-el-Kebir, Omdurman, etc .).

Today, the crossbow often has a complicated legal status due to the possibility of lethal use and its similarities to both firearms and archery weapons.

Depiction of crossfireA crossfire ( also known as interlocking fire ) is a military term for the siting of weapons ( often automatic weapons such as assault rifles or sub-machine guns ) so that their arcs of fire overlap.

In legends the hero would often have to wrestle the draugr back to his grave, thereby defeating him, since weapons would do no good.

Environmental movements often interact or are linked with other social movements, e. g. for peace, human rights, and animal rights ; and against nuclear weapons and / or nuclear power, endemic diseases, poverty, hunger, etc.

The use of such weapons is tightly restricted to the film industry under direct supervision of the master of arms holding the permit, and the weapons are often altered so they will not fire " factory " ammunition, but rather only special " light-primer " blank cartridges produced specifically for the film industry.

However, courts and various levels of government have indicated that the right is not without limit, and restrictions such as a prohibition of certain persons from owning or handling a gun ( convicted felons, mentally ill persons, persons under a restraining order ), a ban on certain types of ammunition ( armor-piercing, incendiary / tracer, explosive ), registration and restriction of certain types of firearms ( automatic weapons, short-barrelled shotguns, certain types of modifications ), and licensing requirements for possession or for public carry, have often passed judicial scrutiny ( although some of these points remain untested and others are currently under challenge ).

In armories or other areas where weapons must be handled, a container filled with sand known as a " clearing barrel " or " clearing can " is often used for this purpose.

Grappling is used often in most martial arts and combat sports ; boxing and kickboxing however do not use grappling, usually for the sake of focusing on other aspects of combat such as punching, kicking or mêlée weapons.

Grave goods often include pottery, bone combs, and iron tools, but hardly ever weapons.

The conflict is often compared to World War I, in that the tactics used closely mirrored those of that conflict, including large scale trench warfare, manned machine-gun posts, bayonet charges, use of barbed wire across trenches, human wave attacks across no-man's land, and extensive use of chemical weapons such as mustard gas by the Iraqi government against Iranian troops and civilians as well as Iraqi Kurds.

The " veterans of the guerrilla campaign " returning home to Algeria, Egypt and other countries " with their experience, ideology, and weapons ," were often eager to continue armed jihad.

IFVs also often have improved armour and some have firing ports ( allowing the infantry to fire personal weapons while mounted ).

* Infantry ( usually dismounted knights and armoured soldiers employed by the nobles and often armed with pole weapons such as pollaxes and bills ) in the centre.

Those traditional martial arts which train armed combat often encompass a wide spectrum of melee weapons, including bladed weapons and polearms.

For units equipped with most types of APC or any type of IFV, fire support weapons such as machine guns, autocannons, small-bore direct-fire howitzers, and even anti-tank guided missiles are often mounted directly on the infantry's own transport vehicles.