Historic Military Weapons

Which culture or nation do you think came out with the best weaponary for it's own time period?

I would say The Greeks. They invented poison arrows. There is also the jars fill with venomous snakes (which they would launch at their enemies) Then there is the Byzantines who made the most devastating weapon for naval combat...Greek Fire. Name a few yourself. From ancient times to 19th Century.

The British Long Bow was one of the most dominant weapons of it's time.

I'd say the greek phalanx was pretty dominant also (if we could call that a weapon).

Nuclear Bomb, I think the USA takes this.

Greek Phalanx and Roman Legions were the dominant forces of their time

The greeks might have had great weapons, but the Roman army puts any other ancient army to shame. I guess its a preference between the weapons and the use of the weapons.

I mean, the Romans were so bad at sailing, they attached deployable gangways to their ships so they wouldn'd have to fight naval battles, they could just board an enemy ship and rely on their strong ground combat skills. That is strategy.

Again, Nuke >>>>>>>All

Is that really a weapon? Its not weilded by man.

To me we should be discussing things that people fight directly with.

Originally posted by Alliance
Is that really a weapon? Its not weilded by man.

To me we should be discussing things that people fight directly with.

It is however the most destructive weapon of anytime, it does not have to be wielded by Man, it is the Ultimate Weapon, and it was built by Human hands

then no. the H-bomb is more powerful than the basic fission nuke.

who ever it was that catapulted living plague victims over castle walls...thus technically the first use of biological weapons...genius idea

tehe

Originally posted by jaden101
who ever it was that catapulted living plague victims over castle walls...thus technically the first use of biological weapons...genius idea

I think what they used to do was to put dead animals inside jars. Place the lid. Then would let them decompose for several days. Finally catapulted them over the walls to contaminated the soldiers. Pretty wicked stuff.

I would say the chinese far outclased everyone else.
With and assortment of close range weapons as well as the first use of Gunpowder in their Fire Lances. I think that puts them ahead.

Speaking of the Chinese...did the Flying Guillotine really existed? That is one wicked sinister weapon.

Originally posted by WrathfulDwarf
Speaking of the Chinese...did the Flying Guillotine really existed? That is one wicked sinister weapon.

Flying Guillotine?

It' s a weapon attached to a long chain that can be thrown and decapitate the victim. I think it' s fictitious.

Chinese and the Greek. Greeks were the first to think up ACTUAL biological warfare, repeating bastillas, Greek Fire, and Chemical Warfare.

Chinese had repeating crossbows, first rockets, and first cannons.

Bastillas? Are you referring to the ballista?

Someone been playing KOTOR lately. 😂

The Tiger tank of WW2 One hell of a German tank that put fear in to the Allies on all fronts.

Originally posted by Koenig
The Tiger tank of WW2 One hell of a German tank that put fear in to the Allies on all fronts.

And that's out of the time frame.

Originally posted by Storm
Bastillas? Are you referring to the ballista?

Shit. Now I feel really stupid.