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Biological and chemical weapons

Such types of weapons of mass destruction, such as biological ones, involve the release of pathogenic bacteria into the desired area using aircraft or artillery shells. Biological warheads explode almost silently, leaving behind large fragments. The fact of using this deadly weapon is quite problematic to prove. It infects everything around: both people and animals.

By inhaling viruses carried by the wind, the doomed masses of living beings instantly become infected with influenza, cholera, plague, malaria, smallpox and other deadly diseases. The disease hides in the infected body for some time, gradually developing. Foot-and-mouth disease or anthrax viruses are often used to kill animals. In this way, even plant crops become infected. You can protect yourself from such weapons in advance by vaccination, as well as by using sealed suits and gas masks. Disinsection and deratization of infected areas are mandatory.

The following types of weapons are no less dangerous. They are based on the chemical effects of such substances:

• V-gases;
• soman;
• mustard gas;
• sarin;
• phosgene.

These chemical components are capable of contaminating vast areas. At the same time, water, soil, plants and structures are poisoned. For example, soman is dangerous because it is extremely difficult to detect due to the absence of color and odor. This nerve gas is highly resistant to climate change and has no effect on the external signs of those infected. Sarin is in many ways similar to the previous gas, but V-gases are more persistent. The remaining toxic substances have an unpleasant odor and a blister effect.

Types of chemical weapons are divided according to the nature of their effect on the body:

• nerve agents;
• blisters;
• suffocating;
• psychochemical;
• generally poisonous.

The first type is used most often in order to disable as much enemy manpower as possible. The second type of substance penetrates the skin, affecting it. Generally toxic and asphyxiating substances primarily affect the respiratory system of the body. Psychochemical poison weapons are a relatively new type. It is used mainly for temporary incapacitation of human masses. It is characterized by the appearance of symptoms such as blindness, deafness, a feeling of fear, and disruption of the central nervous system. Chemical weapons of mass destruction are very effective and are used in military practice by many countries. The advantage of such weapons is that they are silent and unnoticeable.

Machine guns, pistols, machine guns

When modern types of weapons appeared, pneumatics remained mainly for entertainment, and firearms confidently entered the combat arena. The history of their appearance began with the invention of gunpowder and its successful use. This most important event happened in the 14th century, thereby opening the era of artillery.

At the moment, there is a clear classification that divides this segment into the following types of firearms:

• combat: carbines, machine guns, pistols, rifles;
• sports: small-caliber weapons, pistols;
• hunting: smoothbore guns.

This list applies to handguns. Firearms also include easel weapons, including anti-aircraft guns and machine guns.

According to the purpose of use, hand weapons are divided into the following groups:

• Civil. This type includes hunting, sports and self-defense weapons.
• Combat. With its help, combat and operational missions are solved.
• The official one is used by government employees who are allowed to wear it.

The most popular types of handguns are pistols. This is a personal automatic device. Used to hit a target at a relatively close distance. There are many types of pistols. In addition to the usual ones, there are underwater, signal and self-loading models. Separately, it is worth mentioning submachine guns. This type of firearm has a blast radius of about 200 meters. The high combat qualities of this pistol allowed it to occupy a worthy niche in the armament of many countries.

Sniper rifles, known to ordinary people from numerous action films, have a high range, power and accuracy, and an optical sight contributes to the shooter’s accuracy.

The machine gun, otherwise called an assault rifle, is characterized by high maneuverability when firing and rate of fire. At the beginning of World War II, the famous Kalashnikov assault rifle was invented, which won the respect of the armies of many world powers.

Comments

Comment by Flucllo

Part of the Garrison Support questline.

This quest teaches you how to build a ship.Starting with Solog Roark, ask him to build a transport.It takes a minute for this ship to build at which point take itSpeak with Solog Roark to end the quest.

Comment by Taramina

If you're not one of those who like to get their instructions from videos and haven't already figured it out, the shipyard is not built by using your command table. Exit your garrison at the gate that's near your Menagerie and leads out to the snowy area towards the shore. You will see an NPC along the road who will direct you where to go to get construction started.

Comment by yoco68

If nothing happens after talking to Roark, log out and back in again.After I did that, commanding Roark to build the ship actually popped up a window that allowed me to build it.

Theoretically safe pneumatics

This is a type of small arms, which is characterized by a special way of delivering a projectile. This happens with the help of compressed air. The concept “pneumatic” is translated from Greek as “wind”. Actually, this fact prompted us to name the weapon that way.

The range of a pneumatic shot and the nature of the damage are such that this species is not considered dangerous to humans, although there have been cases of murder due to negligence. These weapons are mainly used for sport shooting.

But there are also hunting species that are more powerful, so they are used for hunting birds or small animals.

At the beginning of the last century, people seriously thought about replacing firearms with pneumatic weapons. The replacement was motivated by noiselessness, rapid-fire performance, greater accuracy and the absence of smoke, which is often unmasked by the shooter.

Throwing weapon

This weapon is a special subtype of cold weapon. It is not in vain that it is allocated to a separate subgroup. The fact is that it helps the owner, who knows how to handle it, to hit a target at a distance, using only muscular effort and accuracy skills. It is often used in hunting. Typically, throwing knives or darts are used. There are also more exotic types, such as shurikens, spears, boomerangs, and crossbows. The latter name, along with onion, pilum and sulitsa, was used by ancient Slavic and Roman warriors. Today this type of weapon has remained mainly in sporting use.

Special mention needs to be made about shuriken, as the iconic weapon of Japanese warriors. Contrary to the ingrained stereotype, it was used not only by ninjas, but also by other warriors in the Land of the Rising Sun. There are an unimaginable variety of them, and the variety of forms is amazing. The samurai perfected the use of shurikens: they can be used to cut, toss unnoticed at a target, and to stab. It was because of the secret murder that shuriken gained the reputation of being so-called invisible.

History of appearance

From time immemorial, people have been surrounded by danger. They came from humans or animals, so the creation of weapons was a necessary necessity. As progress progressed, weapons developed and improved in parallel. At first it was wooden: spears and clubs helped primitive people get food and defend themselves from their own kind. Further, with the advent of iron and bronze, spears and swords were made from new materials, more stable and strong. Edged weapons, the types of which are still undergoing changes, allowed people to cope with danger and not die of starvation.

The invention of gunpowder gave a powerful impetus to development in this direction: new types of weapons appeared much more often and were more diverse. Subsequently, nothing innovative was invented in this area, only the capabilities of what was previously invented expanded: the appearance of the weapon changed, its properties were modernized. In particular, rifled weapons were invented, which significantly increased the power and range of destruction.

The second half of the 19th century brought fundamental changes - rapid-fire and other modern types of weapons appeared.