Am 08.09.2010 20:00, schrieb pyotr filipivich:
> So, "chemical smokes" - gun powder is toxic enough,what with the
> sulfur and all - are an option. I' not sure how to use one, house to
> house fighting is one idea, but there are "technical" issues to
> resolve before that tactic can become useful. "Rifle grenades" with
> smoke, toxic smoke, or just a bursting charge could have their place
> on a battle field. If you can get range and accuracy down, could be
> used to harass, if nothing else.
Just take the same amount of gun powder and make shrapnel bombs.
Half a pound of gun powder makes a nice puff of somewhat annoying smoke
while filling a larger area with deadly shards.
Think of the first instances of hand grenades or exploding cannonballs.
And don't forget about the armies that fought in powder smoke without
suffering from it. |
