What is the weakest weapon in the world. Named the worst firearms

There are different types of weapons: they shoot well and they shoot poorly!

1. Colt rifle with a rotating drum.

These rifles are a nice addition to the firepower of the Old West. Since the 1830s, they have shown significant shortcomings. For example, after each shot, hot gas burned the shooter’s hand, and due to the special design of the rifle, gas leakage occurred in the front cylinder, and this negatively affected the speed of the bullet.

2. The Liberator.

This pistol was created from sheet metal for the resistance movement during World War II. Since most of the opponents were armed with semi-automatic pistols or machine guns, this pistol could only be fired once per field conditions, and recharging it is a very troublesome task (it’s easier to throw it away!).

3. Gyrojet.

In front of you is the Gyrojet - a hand-held rocket launcher that was created in the 1960s. It fired 13 mm rockets, differing from most firearms in that the speed of the fired rocket increased after it was fired from the barrel. But its main problem is insufficient firepower in close combat.

4. Boys Anti-tank Rifle.

At the beginning of World War II, this early anti-tank weapon began to be used, which looked like a 5-shot rifle, weighing 16 kg and firing armor-piercing cartridges at a distance of 300 meters. Her power was not enough to cope with the armor German tanks, which is why she sank into oblivion.

5. Nock Volley Gun.

This pistol appeared in 1780. It used 7 50 caliber bullets that were fired simultaneously. Its deadly recoil could break the shoulder of any shooter.

6. Cochran's revolver.

This interesting revolver stands out for its horizontally rotating cylinder. Its significant drawback is that if handled incorrectly, it could shoot at the shooter himself.

7. Nambu (94 Shiki Kenju).

During World War II, this pistol was considered very powerful weapon, although it was very bulky and inconvenient to use. It was also considered more dangerous for the one who used it, since he could shoot at him.

8. Pepper Box revolver.

In the pre-Colt period this revolver was often used. Its disadvantages are the enormous weight due to the many barrels, horrific inaccuracy, the possibility of explosion and shooting from all barrels at once.

9. Grossflammenwerfer.

This is a German flamethrower from the First World War. To operate it, a team of 2 people was needed, which were usually convicts due to the high flammability of the weapon itself.

10. Shosha.

This French machine gun was so bad (dirt and dust penetrated into all its cracks, making it difficult to shoot) that the soldiers abandoned it in favor of a simple rifle.

The motto of the famous Soviet aircraft manufacturer Andrei Tupolev was that an ugly car will never fly. The legendary gunsmith Igor Stechkin often said that ugly weapons don’t fire. However, several dozen ugly, bizarre and downright ugly tanks have been created throughout the history of armored vehicles. Most of these machines did not receive wide distribution, but they made their mark in history military equipment they still managed to leave.
Colorful Australian The Australians began to create their own armored vehicles at the moment when the invisible threat of a landing from Japan began to take on very specific shapes. However, the approach to creating their own armored vehicles, even taking into account existing foreign developments, was extremely unusual for the Australians. Originality, with partial reference to colleagues in the armored workshop, ultimately resulted in the creation of the Sentinel medium tank, mass production of which was to begin in 1942. Such a tank was quite suitable for destroying enemy troops thrown along the coastline. Durable cast housing, three Kidillac engines with a total power of 350 Horse power, and quite tolerable weapons. The main violin in delivering lead to the enemy was played by the 40-mm QF-2 anti-tank rifled gun, and two Vickers machine guns were engaged in suppressing infantry and other unarmored targets. It was thanks to the machine guns that the Australian “Sentil” was once nicknamed “the most masculine tank” or "a box with dignity." To protect the machine gun, a massive armored mask was welded onto the front of the body, which in appearance very vaguely resembles protective devices. According to experts, the armored cap covering the tank machine gun should protect the crew as much as possible when hit by shells and shrapnel. However, neither during the development of the tank and its testing, nor throughout the entire post-war history, were the people involved in the development of this vehicle, as well as historians and museum staff, able to answer the question of curious citizens why the armored cap has the shape of -for which photographs of the tank in some publications are marked “18+”.
Great craftsmen

With the exception of modern history V armored forces Italy has almost never had a normal, well-armed and, not unimportantly, pleasing to the eye tank. All the work of Italian industrialists and engineers on their own promising armored vehicles looks more like attempts to experiment simply out of boredom. To be fair, it is worth noting that Italian engineers were among the first to use diesel engines and other design innovations in their own armored vehicles. Italian gunsmiths were also in the lead when it came to creating armored vehicles with terrible hull shapes and unclear purposes. One of the most monstrous, senseless and terrible tanks in the history of Italian armored vehicles was the FIAT 2000. The 40-ton monster, a mastodon of the First World War, was armed with a 65 mm gun and NINE machine guns. There is no need to say much about the combat effectiveness of the Italian tank. It was never possible to establish serial production of these machines, but two prototypes, thrown into the fire of battles in Libya, demonstrated maximum speed as much as 4 kilometers per hour, and their use was very quickly abandoned. Another “invention” of Italian gunsmiths is the armored “scooter” - the MIAS assault self-propelled machine gun, the crew of which consisted of one person. The development of the motorized machine gun was carried out by specialists from Ansaldo, the main government contractor and supplier of the Italian army. The quarter-liter engine gave the self-propelled gun impressive power for its size - 5 hp, and allowed it to reach a maximum speed of 5 km/h. Despite the fact that Mias never went into production, remaining at the stage of several prototypes, its main purpose was to support infantry formations. The developers planned to achieve this by installing a Scotti machine gun, 6.5 mm caliber, with a thousand rounds of ammunition. Nuclear tanks
Products that did not survive to mass production or even pilot testing are a topic for a separate story. After the war, the minds of scientists and military personnel were occupied by machines capable of fighting always, everywhere, without rest or failure. One of these vehicles was the American TV-8 tank, which was developed by the American company Chrysler. The main highlight of the tank was the hull unusual shape, which looked more like an unidentified flying object than an experimental one, but still an armored vehicle. All units, including the gun, auxiliary devices and power plant, were located inside a fancy turret-hull. The tank was supposed to be used in the most different conditions, including fighting after application nuclear strike. In order to move anytime, anywhere, the developers have designed a special hybrid transmission in which diesel engine acted as a generator of electricity, which through special devices would set the car in motion. As alternatives, a gas turbine power plant was considered for some time, as well as the most exotic - nuclear, the creation of an experimental prototype of which was never achieved. And although the tank was armed with a 90-mm T20 cannon, the wasted efforts and torment of the developers soon ceased - the project was officially frozen. American tank often compared with the Soviet experimental product Object 279. These machines really have a lot in common - an incomprehensible body shape and shape, controversial technological solutions. However, both the American TV-8 and the Soviet Object 279 were designed with operations in difficult areas in mind. Soviet tank builders have made the most progress in this matter. The design of the tracked propulsion systems ensured the vehicle's maneuverability even in deep snow and marshy areas. Despite the fact that soviet car weighed 60 tons, thanks to the mobility and maneuverability of the structure it became possible installation powerful 130-mm M-65 gun. However, the unique Soviet machine, like its American counterpart, never saw mass production.
On the trail of monsters One of those who immediately liked the idea of ​​​​creating giant tanks after the Nazis were the Americans. In 1943, the United States launched a program to create a super-heavy and protected tank capable of breaking through any, even the most fortified, enemy area. The result of titanic work was the freak tank T-28, according to appearance more reminiscent artillery battery with four tracks. The main weapon of the vehicle was a 105 mm gun, covered with an armored mantlet 305 mm thick. The use of tracks in pairs, two on each side, became a necessary measure. The weight of the vehicle was 86 tons, and moving in such conditions, much less fighting, was not an easy task. Of course, the monster tank did not see mass production. A total of two experimental vehicles were manufactured, one of which is still kept in the armored vehicles museum at Fort Knox. The ugliest tank in the world
For a long time it was believed that the “honorary” title of the ugliest tank in the world would not leave the Italian work of tank art - the eight-ton Fiat Ansaldo. However, experts from the American magazine National Interest We found the king of the list of the ugliest tanks in history. The winner in this category was the New Zealand Bob Semple, which was never created or designed as fighting machine. At its core, the New Zealand product is a tractor hung with armor plates and a pair of machine guns, with which the New Zealand government planned to destroy the Japanese landing force. 25.4 tons and was capable of moving at a speed of 12 km/h. The tank had two layers of armor: 12.7 mm thick corrugated manganese steel plates were mounted on top of eight mm armor. The crew of the combat vehicle consisted of six people.
A total of three tanks were produced, each of which was armed with six 303 mm Bren machine guns. Two machine guns were located at the front, one more on each side and at the rear, and one gun was located in the turret. After a whole wave of scandals associated with the production and construction of this tank, all work on its creation was stopped, and the already built tanks were transferred to military tests. Firing tanks from a light small arms and machine guns showed that in conditions of real, not test shelling, the tank crew could survive, on average, 25 minutes. The tank designer himself, in the wake of criticism, called the car “an honest attempt to make at least something out of available materials in conditions when the invader was on the doorstep.”

The Second World War became a testing ground for hundreds of new weapons. Opponents wanted to create their own “weapons of retaliation,” but in combat conditions they often had not only low effectiveness, but also posed a threat to those who used them.

Pistol Nambu Type 14 (Japan)

Although the Nambu pistol was the primary sidearm of the Imperial Japanese Army from the 1920s to the 1940s, it is considered one of the worst automatic pistols of World War II. Nambu had low firing power, was heavy and inconvenient to use. A feature of its design was the ability to fire before the breech of the weapon was locked. Because of this, accidentally touching the trigger often led to a spontaneous shot. It was not without reason that Nambu was believed to be more dangerous for its owner than for the enemy.

Heavy flamethrower Grossflammenwerfer (Germany)

The heavy German flamethrower of World War II was a simple cylinder equipped with a compressed gas cylinder and brackets for manual carrying. This structure was connected to a fire hose using an arcuate outlet pipe. The heavy weight of the flamethrower required a crew consisting of at least two people.

Due to the high danger posed by this “liquid bomb,” criminals or deserters were usually assigned to the crew. The military of the anti-Hitler coalition considered the Grossflammenwerfer a barbaric weapon and, if possible, tried not to take prisoners of the Wehrmacht soldiers using it.

Submachine gun STEN MK II (UK)

This weapon, with a firing range of 70 meters and a capacity of 32 rounds, was introduced into service by the British military in 1940. To the disappointment of the British soldiers, the mechanism of the STEN pistol turned out to be slightly unfinished and very often did not work. Additionally, there have been reports of bullets bouncing off targets at shooting ranges.

British military security expert Jill Doughert, trying to justify the unsuccessful development, wrote: “At that time they were trying to take over Great Britain, and it was necessary a large number of weapons, STEN was quick and easy to assemble, and it was much better than nothing.”

Curved weapons (Germany)

In 1943, the Wehrmacht officially adopted the Krummerlauf (“Bent Barrel”) device for shooting from shelters. It was standard assault rifle with an attached curved barrel, a periscope sight, a capacity of 30 rounds and a firing range of 2 kilometers, which was supposed to fire from shelters at an angle of 30 and 45 degrees.

Soviet soldiers called such weapons “treacherous,” intended “for cowardly shooting from around the corner.” The idea was promising, but it was not possible to implement it properly. Having spent a lot of time and money on the Krummerlauf design, the German developers decided that mass production of the rifle would cost a pretty penny, and the efficiency would be extremely low.

"Bazooka" (USA)

The Americans began using the M1 hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher en masse in 1942 in the North African campaign. It was single rocket launcher with an explosive weight of 1.5 kilograms and a firing range of 150 meters. One of the problems with the bazooka is powerful flash, which could shower the shooter with fire. Later models of the grenade launcher already had a rear armored shield.

The other problem is more serious. The Bazooka was effective only at short ranges, but it was extremely difficult for American infantrymen to get close to an enemy tank in desert conditions. During the entire Second World War, there was not a single recorded case of a tank being destroyed by a bazooka.

"Gustav" and "Dora" (Germany)

Two supermassive german guns with a caliber of more than 80 centimeters, “Gustav” and “Dora” were supposed to not only intimidate the enemy, but also inflict significant damage on him. These giants, which had no analogues in the world, could only be transported in parts. The assembly, installation and operation of the guns was carried out in a pre-prepared place with the participation of an incredible number of service personnel - about 4000 people.

Of the two guns, only the Gustav took part in the battle. During the siege of Sevastopol in 1942, he fired 42 shots with shells weighing 4,800 kilograms each. German military expert Alexander Ludeck called the giant cannons "technological masterpieces" but stated that they were "virtually a waste of materials, technological knowledge, and human resources."

"Fau" (Germany)

The Third Reich was the first to launch the production of cruise ballistic missiles in the hope that it would newest weapons can turn the tide of the war. It all started in 1943 with the V-1, whose deployment bases were located in northern France. The missiles targeted the British Isles, particularly London.

Until the end of the war, about 10 thousand of these warheads were fired at the English capital, but the lack of maneuverability prevented many of them from reaching their destination. 25% of V-1s were destroyed British aviation, 17% – anti-aircraft artillery, 20% of the shells did not reach the islands and fell into the sea. In addition, every fifth rocket was never able to launch.

Next in line was the V-2, which made its first suborbital flight, soaring to an altitude of 188 kilometers. But in combat missions, due to its low accuracy, the missile performed poorly: only half of the fired shells fell into the designated zone with a diameter of 10 kilometers. About 2 thousand V-2s preparing for launch exploded before the launch or immediately after it.

German Armaments Minister Albert Speer in his memoirs called the creation of the V-2 a mistake. In his opinion, the limited resources that the Reich had should not have been spent on such an expensive and ineffective project, but used to create anti-aircraft missile to protect German cities from Allied bombing.

Despite the failure of two Vau models, a third one appeared in Germany, but this time it was not a rocket, but a super-heavy Vergeltungswaffe cannon (or “English cannon”). Another “weapon of retaliation,” 124 meters long, 150 mm caliber, weighing 76 tons, was mounted directly into the hillside. Like its predecessors in the Fau line, the supercannon was supposed to send projectiles across the English Channel.

The V-3 operated on the multi-charge principle, where a series of successive detonations accelerated the projectile as it moved down the barrel. Maximum range The warhead's flight distance was 93 kilometers. Of the two models built, only the second gun was used in combat. From January 11 to February 22, 1945, she fired 183 shells at the newly liberated Luxembourg, but the effectiveness of the shelling was extremely low. The 142 shells that reached the target killed only 10 people.

Kamikaze aircraft Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka (Japan)

By the fall of 1944, the Japanese were also able to create rocket-powered weapons with which they intended to fight the American fleet. It was the Oka kamikaze plane, filled with a 1000-kilogram bomb, which was lifted into the air by another more powerful machine - the Mitsubishi G4M. After undocking from the launch vehicle, the kamikaze pilot had to, in gliding mode, bring his projectile aircraft as close as possible to the target, then turn on rocket engine and ram the ship.

The American Navy quickly got used to neutralizing the reactive threat. The Oka's launch range was significantly less than the radius of the carrier group's fighter cover, and therefore most of the Mitsubishi G4M got lost on approach, never having time to fire the projectile. Only once did a kamikaze missile manage to sink an American cruiser.

"Non-rotating projectiles" (UK)

The British also made their contribution to the missile armament of World War II. “Non-rotating projectiles” are anti-aircraft missiles with attached wires and parachutes, which were supposed to create a semblance of minefield. While the projectile was slowly descending, it posed a threat to aircraft flying nearby, which could catch the wire, pull the rocket to the body and explode.

However, in reality, “non-rotating projectiles” did not pose the main danger to the enemy. At small change The strength and direction of the wind could well have been aimed at the rockets from the ship from which they were launched. Despite the risk of self-detonation, the British made extensive use of these weapons in the early days of the war.

Tracked mines "Goliath" (Germany)

Using Goliath remote-controlled tracked vehicles, the Germans could deliver a 66-kilogram bomb to almost any target, including armored vehicles, crowds of people, buildings or bridges. In total, over 4,600 Goliaths have been manufactured since 1942, including those carrying 88-kilogram mines.

To the disappointment of the Germans, self-propelled mines turned out to be extremely bulky, clumsy and difficult to control. Moreover, the toy was too expensive (from 1000 to 3000 Reichsmarks) and vulnerable to anyone anti-tank weapons. However, the Germans persistently used Goliaths until the end of the war.

On January 16, 1963, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev informed the world community that a new terrible weapon had appeared in the USSR destructive force- H-bomb. Today is a review of the most destructive weapons.

Hydrogen "Tsar Bomb"

The most powerful hydrogen bomb in the history of mankind was exploded at the Novaya Zemlya test site approximately 1.5 years before Khrushchev’s official statement about the USSR having a 100-megaton hydrogen bomb. The main purpose of the tests is demonstration military power THE USSR. At that time, the thermonuclear bomb created in the USA was almost 4 times weaker.

The Tsar Bomba exploded at an altitude of 4,200 m above sea level 188 seconds after being dropped from a bomber. The nuclear mushroom of the explosion rose to a height of 67 km, and the radius of the fireball of the explosion was 4.6 km. The shock wave from the explosion circled 3 times Earth, and the ionization of the atmosphere created radio interference within a radius of hundreds of kilometers for 40 minutes. The temperature on the surface of the earth below the epicenter of the explosion was so high that the stones turned to ash. It is worth noting that the “Tsar Bomba”, or as it was also called, “Kuzka’s Mother”, was quite clean - 97% of the power came from the thermonuclear fusion reaction, which practically does not create radioactive contamination.

Atomic bomb

On July 16, 1945, the first explosive was tested in the desert near Alamogordo in the United States of America. nuclear device– a single-stage “Gadget” bomb based on plutonium.

In August 1945, the Americans demonstrated the power of new weapons to the whole world: the Americans dropped atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The USSR officially announced the presence atomic bomb March 8, 1950, thereby ending the US monopoly on the world's most destructive weapons.

Chemical weapon

The first ever use case chemical weapons in the war can be considered April 22, 1915, when Germany used chlorine against the Belgian city of Ypres Russian soldiers. From a huge cloud of chlorine released from cylinders installed on the front flank of German positions, 15 thousand people were severely poisoned, of which 5 thousand died.

In World War II, Japan used chemical weapons many times during its conflict with China. During the bombing of the Chinese city of Woqu, the Japanese dropped 1,000 chemical shells, and later another 2,500 aerial bombs near Dingxiang. Chemical weapons were used by the Japanese until the end of the war. Total from poisonous chemical substances 50 thousand people died, both among the military and among the civilian population.

The Americans took the next step in the use of chemical weapons. During the Vietnam War, they very actively used toxic substances, leaving the civilian population no chance of salvation. Since 1963, 72 million liters of defoliants have been sprayed over Vietnam. They were used to destroy forests in which Vietnamese partisans were hiding, and during bombing settlements. Dioxin, which was present in all mixtures, settled in the body and caused liver and blood diseases, and deformities in newborns. According to statistics, from chemical attacks About 4.8 million people were affected, some of them after the end of the war.

Laser weapons

In 2010, the Americans announced that they had successfully tested laser weapons. According to media reports, four unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down by a 32-megawatt laser cannon off the coast of California. aircraft. The planes were shot down from a distance of more than three kilometers. Previously, the Americans reported that they had successfully tested an air-launched laser, destroying ballistic missile.

The US Missile Defense Agency notes that laser weapons will be in great demand because they can be used to strike multiple targets at once at the speed of light at a distance of several hundred kilometers.

Biological weapons

Start of use biological weapons refer to ancient world, when in 1500 BC. The Hittites sent a plague to enemy lands. Many armies understood the power of biological weapons and left infected corpses in enemy fortresses. It is believed that the 10 plagues of the Bible are not vengeful acts of God, but biological warfare campaigns. One of the most dangerous viruses in the world is anthrax. In 2001, letters containing white powder began arriving at US Senate offices. There was a rumor that these were spores of the deadly bacterium Bacillus anthracis, which causes anthrax. 22 people were infected and 5 were killed. The deadly bacterium lives in the soil. A person can become infected with anthrax by touching, inhaling, or ingesting the spore.

MLRS "Smerch"

Jet system volley fire Experts call “Smerch” the most terrible weapon after nuclear bomb. It takes only 3 minutes to prepare a 12-barreled Smerch for battle, and 38 seconds for a full salvo. "Smerch" allows you to conduct effective fight With modern tanks and other armored vehicles. Missile shells can be launched from the cockpit of a combat vehicle or using a remote control. Their combat characteristics“Smerch” stores in a wide temperature range - from +50 C to -50 C and at any time of the day.

Missile system "Topol-M"

The modernized Topol-M missile system forms the core of the entire group missile forces strategic purpose. Intercontinental strategic complex"Topol-M" is a 3-stage monoblock solid-fuel rocket, "packed" in a transport and launch container. It can be stored in this packaging for 15 years. Lifetime missile complex, which is produced in both mine and ground versions - for more than 20 years. One-piece head part"Topol-M" can be replaced with a multiple warhead, carrying three independent warheads at once. This makes the missile invulnerable to air defense systems. The current agreements do not allow Russia to do this, but it is possible that the situation may change.

Specifications:
body length with head part - 22.7 m,
diameter - 1.86 m,
starting weight - 47.2 tons,
throwable combat load weight 1200 kg,
flight range - 11 thousand km.

Neutron bomb

The neutron bomb, created by the American scientist Samuel Cohen, destroys only living organisms and causes minimal destruction. Shock wave from neutron bomb is only 10-20% of the released energy, whereas with conventional atomic explosion it accounts for about 50% of the energy.

Cohen himself said that his brainchild is “the most moral weapon that has ever been created.” In 1978, the USSR came up with a proposal to ban the production of neutron weapons, but this project did not find support in the West. In 1981, the United States began producing neutron charges, but today they are not in service.

Intercontinental ballistic missile RS-20 "Voevoda" (Satana)

Voevoda intercontinental ballistic missiles, created in the 1970s, terrify probable enemy only by the fact of its existence. SS-18 (model 5), as the Voevoda is classified, was included in the Guinness Book of Records as the most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile. It carries a 10,750 kiloton charge of independent homing warheads. No foreign analogues of “Satan” have been created so far.

Specifications:
hull length with head part – 34.3 m,
diameter - 3 m,
throwable combat load weight 8800 kg,
flight range - more than 11 thousand km.

Rocket "Sarmat"

In 2018 – 2020, the Russian army will receive the latest heavy ballistic missile “Sarmat”. Technical data of the missile have not yet been disclosed, but, according to military experts, new rocket surpasses in its characteristics the complex with the Voevoda heavy missile.

For everyone who is interested in the topic atomic weapons, we offer an overview of significant events in the history of the USSR and Russia.

Sten gun MK II

Country: UK
Commissioned: 1940
Type: submachine gun
Damage range: 70 meters
Magazine: 32 rounds

Great Britain needed small arms, but did not have the resources and time to produce. The result was the Sten gun MK II: it was easy to assemble and the manufacturing cost was minimal. The submachine gun often misfired; in addition, due to assembly defects, the bullets could be lost altogether lethal force, barely flying out of the barrel.

Bazooka

Country: USA
Commissioned: 1942
Type: anti-tank weapon
Damage range: about 152 meters
Store: 1 rocket

The bazooka was inconvenient to use and created problems both for the shooter himself and for the soldiers around him. However, based on these weapons, more advanced models subsequently appeared.

LeMat revolver

Country: USA
Commissioned: 1856
Type: pistol

Magazine: 9 rounds

The revolver could fire buckshot - which, in principle, was an excellent idea for a personal weapon. Designed as a cavalryman's weapon in the late civil war The LeMat had 9 pistol rounds in the cylinder and another loaded with buckshot in the secondary barrel. The soldier had to manually switch the movable firing pin to select the type of cartridge. In theory, everything worked well, in practice it turned out that the firing pin jammed in 3 out of 5 cases, leaving the owner of the revolver unarmed.

Krummlauf

Country: Nazi Germany
Commissioned: 1945
Type: assault rifle
Damage range: 15 meters
Magazine: 30 rounds

A gun with a curved barrel may work in Bugs Bunny cartoons, but in real life this is unlikely to happen. The Krummlauf was designed for shooting from around corners. The shooter selected the target using a special periscope. By the time the weapon was put into production, its incredibly high cost was revealed and the project was frozen.

Shosha machine gun

Country: France
Commissioned: 1915
Type: machine gun
Damage range: 5,000 meters
Magazine: 20 rounds

At the height of the First World War, it was put into service French army The Shosha machine gun arrived - the embodiment of what a functional killing machine definitely should not be. The machine guns were made so carelessly that the shooter was injured due to the incredibly strong recoil. The trigger mechanism constantly jammed, but even if everything went well, 20 rounds were clearly not enough to support the advancing soldiers with fire.

Country: USA
Commissioned: 1965
Type: pistol
Damage range: 300 meters
Magazine: 6 rounds

The Gyrojet pistol is considered almost the most creative representative of the species - it is used as cartridges rocket ammunition. However, the pistol was inaccurate and often exploded in the fighter's hands, causing serious injury.

Mars

Country: UK
Commissioned: 1900
Type: pistol
Damage range: 300 meters
Capacity: 6 rounds

At the beginning of the 20th century, many inventors struggled to create a simple, functional self-loading pistol. Eventually, the Colt M1911 was created, which became the standard for personal weapons in Western countries. But before him, the British government was betting on the Mars pistol. Difficult to operate, it also threw cartridges right into the shooter’s face.

Revolver Apache

Country: USA
Commissioned: 1880
Type: revolver
Range: melee

The designer tried to make a weapon that combined a knife, brass knuckles and a small-caliber revolver - all this was supposed to unfold like a killer transformer. In practice, none of the components worked. The knife is thin and does not fit well in the unreliable hinge. The revolver fired horribly inaccurately and was weak. Brass knuckles could damage a fighter's hand. As an added bonus, the trigger was so gentle that an Apache owner could easily shoot off his manhood by simply sneezing.