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Old 07-15-2009, 07:27 PM
 
Location: Finally escaped The People's Republic of California
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The Horse
gunpowder
B-52's
ICBM's
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Old 07-15-2009, 07:34 PM
 
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Chuck Norris' fists.
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Old 07-15-2009, 08:02 PM
 
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My rapier wit.
yeah, i'm not convinced
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Old 07-16-2009, 12:43 AM
 
Location: Wheaton, Illinois
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yeah, i'm not convinced
Proving my point. (pun intended)
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Old 07-17-2009, 08:17 AM
 
Location: Parts Unknown, Northern California
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Chuck Norris' fists.
Or Al Bundy's feet.
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Old 07-17-2009, 09:03 AM
 
Location: Victoria TX
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And, most recently, a good hacker.
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Old 07-17-2009, 09:33 AM
 
Location: On a Long Island in NY
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My list:

- the horse
- the socket/ring bayonet
- the semi automatic pistol
- the tank
- the StG44 - the world's first "assault rifle"
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Old 07-17-2009, 10:20 AM
 
Location: NW Nevada
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I think that this discussion needs to be broken down to time period and type of weapon. Looking at weapons development, one needs to take into account the type of battle being fought and the tactics used. Historically, tactics have always been a generation behind the weapons used by the combatants. The War Between the States being a prime example of this, and they STILL hadn't adjusted properly in WW1 which is another good example.
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Old 07-17-2009, 11:01 AM
 
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Stone. The stone early hominids used to scare wild beasts.
Fire. Without fire, man would have perished.
Taming of dogs.
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Old 07-17-2009, 11:53 AM
 
Location: Wheaton, Illinois
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The War Between the States being a prime example of this, and they STILL hadn't adjusted properly in WW1 which is another good example.
I see few similarties between the weapons used in the War of the Rebellion and those used in the Great War.

I think good tactics were developed during our civil war but the troops were often poorly trained and led. Well motivated and led troops could certainly cope as is shown by the final successes in 65 of the eastern armies under the aggressive leadership of Grant and his commanders---Sheridan and Ord, and the new crop of very capable corps commanders---Humphreys, Griffin, Wright, Parke and Gibbon.

Thomas cracked the nut in the west with midwestern troops that were well led and had superb morale and don't forget James Wilson and his 19th Century version of panzergrenadiers.
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