7.62xAK... cheap and plentiful. It keeps killing, and killing and killing... the Energizer Bunny of Ammo.
| Yesterday's Weapons Forums http://www.yesterdaysweapons.com/phpBB3/ |
|
| What military caliber has killed the most people ? http://www.yesterdaysweapons.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=112 |
Page 1 of 2 |
| Author: | 308Dave [ Sun Aug 05, 2007 3:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | What military caliber has killed the most people ? |
This was a topic of discussion on the old site so I thought I would start it here. Dave |
|
| Author: | fr8dude [ Wed Aug 08, 2007 6:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | |
| Author: | Gatsby [ Wed Aug 08, 2007 9:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | |
| Author: | kriegstahl [ Fri Aug 17, 2007 6:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | |
Modern weapons... 7.62X39 without a doubt, all the bad guys have em'. But I voted with CLG, for the 54r. That Stalin was a murderin SOB, I might have voted for .30 Tok, I wasn't sure how they blasted them during a purge. |
|
| Author: | byf45 [ Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | |
Dang - that's a tough question. Really got me to thinking. I go with 7.62x39 as being perhaps the logical choice but one could make an pretty good argument for one or two others. Suffice it to say, one hell of a lot have met their demise however. |
|
| Author: | stinkpotpete [ Tue Jan 15, 2008 6:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | |
I went with 8mm, WWI and WWII, the germans shot alot of who they killed, they didn't kill them all in camps. The russians did kill alot of thier own, but millions were starved when the farms were collectivized, and more were worked/starved to death in the gulags. The purged officers were shot, but more were killed by hunger and fatigue by stalin |
|
| Author: | Gatsby [ Sat Feb 09, 2008 12:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | |
7.62xAK... cheap and plentiful. It keeps killing, and killing and killing... the Energizer Bunny of Ammo.
|
|
| Author: | A square 10 [ Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | |
ive avoided posting to this thread - i cannot any longer - while i realise those of you posting mean well - i find the topic a bit morbid to say the leaste and the subject line offensive just me feeling a bit sensitive i guess , i like to look at the killing as a requirement of the fight , and those who participated as doing their duty , in other words a necessary thing done by those who would have chosen not to if the option were offered , but doing their job the best they could , i might have labled this one as "what caliber was the most popular in armed service" or "which caliber saw the most cambat" |
|
| Author: | Gatsby [ Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | |
Very valid points Mike. I hear ya. |
|
| Author: | NebrHogger [ Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | |
| Author: | Hauptspritzer [ Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What military caliber has killed the most people ? |
I said 8mm simply because so many have used it for so long. |
|
| Author: | NebrHogger [ Mon Jan 26, 2009 6:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What military caliber has killed the most people ? |
The all-time biggy? The 500# aerial bomb!! SW |
|
| Author: | Hauptspritzer [ Mon Jan 26, 2009 7:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What military caliber has killed the most people ? |
Is it too late to change my vote?
|
|
| Author: | HerrMesser [ Tue Jan 27, 2009 4:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What military caliber has killed the most people ? |
How about the two they dropped over Japan?? Rad |
|
| Author: | JA3090 [ Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: |
| Author: | 031131 [ Thu Feb 28, 2013 5:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What military caliber has killed the most people ? |
alright so I'm not a complete war buff. But I'm thinking whatever the musket ball is called. |
|
| Author: | duckman [ Thu Jun 26, 2014 10:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What military caliber has killed the most people ? |
7.62x39r racked big numbers in Cambodia ,Laos, Vietnam, Afghanistan, the soviet union and or Russia and don't forget Africa. its a late starter but a strong finisher .there's no way to count the dead in some of those 3rd world hell holes. |
|
| Author: | A square 10 [ Fri Jun 27, 2014 10:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What military caliber has killed the most people ? |
ive really avoided this topic , but im inclined to think the 762x51 & 762x39 are probably guilty here |
|
| Author: | SWIHARTMARK [ Sun Jul 27, 2014 9:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What military caliber has killed the most people ? |
8mm Mauser fought in both world wars and on two fronts. Artillery actually did more killing than bullets, far and away more. Think 90% of your casualties coming from artillery in both world wars. The nuclear bombs only killed a very small percentage of total deaths by bombing. 100,000 people alone died in the Tokyo fire bombings, and that's bigger than Hiroshima or Nagasaki. Hamburg and Dresden rivaled both atomic sites with around 50,000 each. Best Regards, Mark |
|
| Author: | NebrHogger [ Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What military caliber has killed the most people ? |
I say it was sub-caliber stuff. Like the germs from infections - dysentery - gangrene - more people died from disease than from weapons. SW |
|
| Page 1 of 2 | All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ] |
| Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group http://www.phpbb.com/ |
|