Weapons

• In modern day settings, the design of the weapon is indicative of the nation’s policies on warfare — whether that be offense or defense oriented.

• Sword Breaker / Degenbrecher - a dagger with teeth on one side of it. The teeth are designed to catch the opponent’s sword and hold it in place.

  • It acts more as a disruptor than an offensive weapon. It is mainly used so that an attack can be made for the brief moment the enemy is disrupted.
  • It also slows down the weapon rather than deflecting it.
  • It is a bit counterintuitive to use since it requires the blade to be oriented in a particular way to catch the incoming sword.

• Mines have remained an indiscriminate danger. There is always a risk of detonating them.

  • They have been used to protect important military assets and as a form of area denial (i.e., prevent a road from being used by the enemy)
  • Some techniques to counter mines:
    • Improved Personnel equipment and vehicle armor. This includes material to prevent shrapnel from entering the body.
    • Imaging techniques
    • Surveillance
    • Radio Jamming to prevent triggers from activating
    • Chemical detection
    • Ground penetrating radar
    • Rapid UAV strikes
    • Search dogs

• An Assault Intervention Vehicle (AIV) is designed to deploy members of an assault team rapidly into a target area. They allow for assault mobility, access height, speed, and flexibility for any situation.

• Weapon caches are used to help resupply a soldier in case of an emergency. The location of the cache is kept hidden

  • They are often made of surplus equipment.

Links §

• The World’s Assault Rifles by Johnston - a catalog of assault rifles .
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