Thursday, December 17, 2009
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
According to the post-war Vietnamese government, 4.8 million Vietnamese people were exposed to Agent Orange, resulting in 400,000 deaths and disabilities, and 500,000 children born with birth defects.
From 1961 to 1971, Agent Orange was by far the most widely used of the so called Rainbow Herbicides employed in the herbicidal warfare program. During the production of Agent Orange as well as Agents Purple, Pink, and Green dioxins were produced as a contaminant, which have caused health problems for those exposed during the Vietnam War. Agents Blue and White were part of the same program but did not contain dioxins.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
The Ack Pack was a harness carrying a ring-shaped fuel container with a capacity of 4 Imperial gallons of fuel on the operator's back. Located in the middle of the ring was a spherical container holding the propelling gas which was pressurized to 2,000 lbf/in .This was sufficient to propel the burning fuel 120 feet. A hose from the fuel tank passed to the nozzle assembly which had two pistol grips to hold and aim the spray, one equipped with the trigger. The Ack Pack nozzle was fitted with a 10-chambered cylinder which contained the ignition cartridges. These could be fired once, each giving the operator 10 bursts of flame. In practice this gave 10 one-second bursts. It was also possible to spray fuel without igniting it to ensure there was plenty splashed around the target, then fire an ignited burst to light up the whole lot.
This weapon was made in the United States, between 1940 to 1945. The Johnson M1941 LMG was produced in 1940 and ended in 1945 but the United States didnt stop using this gun until 1961. The United States built 9500 of these guns. The Johnson was used mainly in World War 2.
The Johnson can shoot 200 to 600 round/minuet
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
The Mortar is very easy to operate. A mortar consists of a tube into which gunners drop a shell. A firing pin at the base of the tube detonates the propellant and fires the shell. The tube is generally set at between 45 and 85 degrees angle to the ground, with the higher angle giving shorter firing distances.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
In China during the World War 2, the chinese government was testing this plague on chinese civilians and solders, which killed thousands. The Chinese government was spreading the plague through flees, which they let eat at the test subject (chinese civilans) then they would let them run and bit other chinese who wern't being tested on.
Someone who is infected with the bubonic plague could die with in 3 to 7 days without treatment. When getting the treatment you are injected with several types of antibiotics to kill the plague off.
Friday, October 2, 2009
This biological weapon was used by British commander Lord Jeffrey Amherst and Swiss British officer Colonel Henry Bouquet when the British first started coming to America and they were fighting with the Indians for land. The British gave the Indians blankets with the smallpox virus on it. What the british were hoping for was that since the Indians never even heard of smallpox and never had it, the virus would kill off the whole population of indians and they would be able to have all the land in North America
Now this is one of the worst weapons you will find out in the world today, most of you already know what this is, do you?
This is called Anthrax one of the most deadliest biological weapons.
Anthrax can enter the body through the intestines, lungs, or skin and can cause distint clinical symptoms on where it enters the body, if you have been infected, you will be quarantined. Anthrax can't be caught off of someone who is infected ,but when the body is dead, the anthrax bacilli will be able to infect other people. If you do get infected the best thing you can do is call 911 and tell them that you have been contaminated by the Anthrax virus.
The First Vaccine was discovered by Louis Pasteur in May 1881, he took two groups of 25 sheep and gave the first group the anti-Anthrax vaccine and waited 30 day, then gave both groups the Anthrax virus, and only one group of sheep died.