Superweapon that ... Do not shoot. Bashny.Net

With each turn of technological progress people are getting more and more sophisticated means to destroy their own kind. However, not every idea the inventors of weapons destined to find its actual implementation and not every prototype goes into mass production. Wired Magazine brings its collection of weapons systems that have not been widely used. (10 ph)

The winged KM. Get the West nickname "Caspian Monster", this is one of the most secret development the Soviet Union could fly within the limits of aerodynamic screen, at a minimum height, remaining invisible to enemy radar. Only a small number of these machines were built, and the largest of them have not finished the test flights.





Space transport Marine Corps. Several years ago, the United States Marine Corps presented a new development: Project Small Space amphibious transport (Sustain). According to the presentation, the new vehicle Marines would bring troops anywhere in the world within two hours. Then a beautiful presentation did not get.



Nuclear aircraft. In the mid 50-ies of the last century, there was a rumor that the Soviet Union is developing an aircraft at a nuclear-powered. Alarmed Americans threw all their forces for the development of their own analogue. Implementation of the project prevented a catch: the crew of this aircraft would receive a dangerous dose of radiation. One solution involves the use of crew members as older pilots.



Psychedelics. Over the years, the US military experimented with LSD, marijuana and trihinuklidinilbenzilatom, hoping to find a way to send the enemy army in a bad "trip." As guinea pigs were American soldiers.



Solar gun. Nazi Germany was carrying plans for the construction of the orbital platform with a reflector that can redirect to the desired point of a focused beam of sunlight, carrying destruction. Engineers allies strongly doubted the possibility of building such facilities. As it turned out, they were right.



Davy Crockett nuclear bazooka. Nuclear recoilless gun, causes a lot of complaints from the soldiers because of the low accuracy and necessity of immediately after use to seek shelter. Commanders were also not happy, for fear of giving up their subordinates weapons such destructive power. It is in service with the US forces stationed in Western Europe during the Cold War.



Eskalibur.Eto space weapons should be used thermonuclear charge in order to give power to the powerful X-ray laser. However, after some time the idea to place in low Earth orbit hydrogen bomb began to seem not quite successful.



Bomb with bats. In an effort to quickly complete the second world war, the Pentagon has sponsored the project, according to which the whole of Japan were to release the bats, each of which is supposed to link the mine with a clockwork mechanism. Accidents mammals have been nesting in the nooks of houses or anything unsuspecting Japanese and destroy them again. "The Kid" and "Tostyak" left them far behind.



Crusader. Gun Mount "Crusader" could make 10 rounds per minute, and its range of defeat exceed 30 km. The aim of that of the powerful weapons were to confront the Soviet Union, which collapsed 10 years before it was finished creating howitzers.



Protective weapon system tow. At the beginning of XVII century Englishman James tow invented a weapon that today many call the first machine gun. A distinctive feature of this sample armory of thought was that the weapon had the opportunity to shoot round and square bullets. Round bullets were meant for the enemies of the Christian religion, and the square - for Muslims, who, according to the designer deserves a painful death.



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