The most creative (and bizarre) military tactics in history

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The most creative (and bizarre) military tactics in history​

Warfare is no fun, but sometimes creative solutions are needed. Psychological warfare and deception tactics can indeed make an impact in battle, and some troops have successfully employed them. We've touched on the use of the supernatural in warfare before, and now it's time to bring you other creative military tactics.

 

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The Battle of Pelusium​

The Battle of Pelusium took place between Persian King Cambyses II and the forces of Pharaoh Psametik III of Egypt. Cambyses II became aware of the Egyptians' devotion to animals and how they associated them with gods. He then used this to his advantage.

 

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The Battle of Pelusium​

Knowing that cats were associated with the goddess Bastet, Cambyses II painted images of the felines on his soldiers' shields. But he went even further and littered the battlefield with actual cats. The army also brought dogs, ibises, sheep, and other animals to battle. The Egyptians, afraid to hurt the animals, were decimated by the Persians.

 

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Ghost army​

This tactical deception was used by the US Army during World War II. Officially known as the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, they used numerous mock tanks to deceive the enemy.

 

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Ghost army​

The British Army also used these. They dubbed them "spoofs." The ghost army was comprised of around 1,100 men, but they created the illusion of being around 30,000 soldiers.

 

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Ghost army​

It turns out, however, that the Germans were using mock tanks before the war. Though it's believed that they were not used in the same way as the Allies used them.

 

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Aerial ramming​

Aerial ramming is pretty hardcore: it's about hitting an enemy plane with your own plane! German fighter pilot Erich Hartmann (pictured) was one of the deadliest during WWII, with about 352 kills attributed to him. Some of these were through aerial ramming.

 

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Aerial ramming​

Soviet aviator Viktor Vasilievich Talalikhin was among the first ones to perform aerial ramming at night during World War II.

 

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Aerial ramming​

Aerial ramming, however, was practiced way before World War II. The first attack is attributed to Russian pilot Pyotr Nesterov in 1914.

 

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How about China 人海战术

 

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There is NO secret. At the end of every war what do these booties men gets

War Booty simply means “spoils of war shared amongst the victors” but it was not only restricted to valuables such as money, weapons, and other treasures but in this context, it also included captives as sex slaves

War mongers like UK, USA, Japan and all middle eastern men wants JIHAD - because their men are happier after the war.
They enter into civilians and rape them, and they are not recorded.

Why These World War II Sex Slaves Are Still Demanding Justice​

https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/us-wo...war-ii-sex-slaves-are-still-demanding-justice

 

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What about story of Walls of Jericho???

Joshua 6


1Now the gates of Jericho were securely barred because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.

2Then the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men. 3March around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days. 4Have seven priests carry trumpets of rams’ horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets. 5When you hear them sound a long blast on the trumpets, have the whole army give a loud shout; then the wall of the city will collapse and the army will go up, everyone straight in.”

 

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Quaker gun​

A Quaker gun essentially consisted of a log, used to deceive the enemy into believing it was a canon. It was born from the Religious Society of Friends' (or Quakers) opposition to war.

 

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Quaker gun​

The tactic was used during the 18th and 19th centuries throughout the American War of Independence and the Civil War.

 

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Quaker gun​

Logs would be painted with a black center, to resemble a canon. It turns out the bizarre deception tactic worked!

 

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The whistling sound of falling bombs​

You might be familiar with these, hopefully just from Hollywood movies. But why are bombs dropping associated with a high-pitched whistling sound?

 

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The whistling sound of falling bombs​

Well, because an actual object that made the sound was incorporated into certain bombs. This had a mental impact, as due to the Doppler effect the closer the bomb was, the higher the sound was, giving a sense of impending destruction.

 

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The whistling sound of falling bombs​

German dive bombers Junkers Ju 87, also called Stuka, were actually designed to make a whistle sound whenever they went into a dive, making them even more terrifying.

 

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Operation Christmas​

Operation Christmas was a Colombian military operation conducted in 2010 to encourage FARC guerrillas to demobilize.

 

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Operation Christmas​

Soldiers covered nine massive trees with Christmas lights and a message encouraging the guerillas to demobilize. The message read: "If Christmas can come to the jungle, you too can come home. Demobilize. At Christmas, everything is possible."