whole history of humanity is inextricably linked with the emergence and continuous improvement of means of warfare.In ancient times, people struggled for survival against nature, a little later - the representatives of their same ethnic group.
What happens weapon.Types of lethal weapons
It can be divided into non-lethal and lethal.What is a lethal weapon?These weapons designed to destroy the enemy.Lethal means include:
- weapons for close combat.It firearms and cold.
- Weapons of mass destruction (WMD).It includes chemical, nuclear and biological.
consequences of the use of lethal weapons
past the twentieth century two world wars clearly showed what a lethal weapon. only by fire weapons in World War I died about 10 million soldiers.The Second World War was fought more advanced weapons and claimed the lives of 27 million soldiers and officers.At the end of the war know what a lethal weapon civilians Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Within minutes, both cities were destroyed by the most barbarous weapon at the time - the atomic bomb.Killed more than 220 000 inhabitants.Fortunately, nuclear weapons never been used for military purposes.But the creation of new types of nuclear weapons many times superior to the power of the first samples of nuclear bombs.
non-lethal weapons
Progress in the development of modern technology, the humanization of society have a significant impact on the ways of warfare.The warring parties are increasingly seeking to minimize the damage caused to the civilian population and the environment.Scientists and engineers in developed countries, more effort and attention is given to the development of non-lethal (non-lethal) weapon.
Non-lethal weapons are often called humane, intended to incapacitate the enemy at a certain time without causing any harm to health.This type of weapon is a set of tools, the principle of operation is based on mechanical, electrical, chemical and Sounder effects.
Non-lethal weapons is used in cases where you need to minimize the number of possible victims.
Other direction of development of non-lethal weapons is to develop a device that impairs the operation of individual units of military equipment.For example, such devices can alter the characteristics of fuel oils and greases the viscosity, strength wheels, gaskets, hoses, to cause insulation breakdown, etc.
Work is underway on samples of weapons, which are based on the phenomenon of adhesion.They are able to securely seal the tank hatches, doors, vehicles, wheel, caterpillar combat equipment.
Promising non-lethal weapons
With the latest systems, based on different physical principles, it is possible to selectively disable most important elements of command and control.
Experts believe that in the short term a serious threat to represent the following types of non-lethal weapons:
- radiation;
- radiology;
- RF;
- infrasound;
- geophysical.
Precision weapons
High-lethal weapon - a set of devices that can hit a target with the first shot within their reach.
precision weapons are:
- ground missiles, aircraft and ship-based;
- aircraft guided bombs;
- artillery guided weapons;
- controlled mines and torpedoes:
- certain types of small arms.
High precision hitting the target is achieved by controlling the munition throughout the flight path.Precision weapons automatically searches objectives and solves the problem of overcoming the systems of countermeasures designed to destroy guided munitions.Fighting is done by setting active and passive jamming, perform complex maneuvers, extremely secretive approach to the goal, the implementation of group attacks.
new Russian weapons
in the Soviet Union was created by war production, capable to produce any kind of weapons and military equipment.Since the mid-twentieth century, Soviet, and then Russian army provides only domestic weapons and military equipment.Our country - a recognized leader in creating unique pieces of modern weapons.
latest Russian weaponry supplied to many countries of the world community.Air defense systems S-300 and S-400 do not have analogues in the world, missile complexes "Topol-M" and the "yars" ahead of their time.On Revolution in tank foreign experts spoke after meeting with the T-14 "Armata", the standard of reliability is deservedly considered a Kalashnikov.
Russian arms confident about the future.What is a lethal weapon, they show their best development.
