Military units across the world use research and development in order to create new and terrifying weapons of human destruction. Everything from explosive dogs to killer rats and anything in between – they don’t even have to be animal-related. Some of the following items are actually incredibly genius, and could cause plenty of problems for the enemy forces. Unfortunately, some of these weapons never made it to the battlefield. The following ten weapons were designed to do damage to larger forces, and some were highly successful. Here are Five unbelievable military weapons.
5. Exploding Rats
During World War II, British secret agents would make use of Exploding Rats in order to take out rooms full of enemies. These agents would shove a pencil time fuse up the butt of the rat and send it in.
4. Ice Ships
4. Ice Ships
During World War II, the allies ran short on supplies, so they could not build enough aircraft carries. One genius individual made up the idea of Ice Ships, which used pykrete, which is wood pulp and ice, in order to launch planes.
3. Flying Aircraft Carriers
3. Flying Aircraft Carriers
Flying Aircraft Carriers are nothing but an imaginative idea at the moment, but in a couple of decades we could see everything we want accomplished. The idea is still in the air for now, though.
2. The Canon Scooter
2. The Canon Scooter
Developed by the French in World War I, The Canon Scooter actually saw some success after it was created. It looked like a contraption, but the scooter managed to fire off cannon rounds thanks to the device strapped under the seat.
1. Mind Control Gun
1. Mind Control Gun
Putin recently revealed the Russian military has been working on a Mind Control Gun, which is said to put enemies into a zombie-like trance. It may be a decade or more before this sees some realistic use, though.