Something you probably never knew.

Kristoph

Kristoph

Kristoph

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Well after going through that wikipedia thread, I discovered something I thought I'd share with you.

Mainly as I'm bored as hell.

So I present to you...

Hundeminen or otherwise known as Anti-tank dogs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-tank_dog

Anti-tank dogs, also known as dog mines, were starving dogs with explosives harnessed to their back and trained to seek food under enemy tanks and armoured vehicles. By doing so, a small wooden lever would be tripped, detonating the explosives.
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Despite the problems, the anti-tank dogs were successful at disabling a reported three hundred German tanks. They were enough of a problem to the Nazi advance that the Germans were compelled to take measures against them.
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:eek:

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You learn something new every day, albeit pointless.
 
Eventually the Germans began using tank-mounted flame-throwers to ward off the dogs. They were much more successful at dissuading the attacks—but some dogs would not stop, neither for fear of the fire nor of being burned.
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:eek:
 
Just found something else that's pretty funny.

You said it was only the russians?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_bomb

Bat bombs were tiny incendiary bombs attached to bats, that were developed by the United States during World War II with the hope of attacking mainland Japan. Four biological factors gave promise to this plan. First, bats occur in large numbers (four caves in Texas are each occupied by several million bats). Second, bats can carry more than their own weight in flight (females carry their young — sometimes twins). Third, bats hibernate, and while dormant they do not require food or complicated maintenance. Fourth, bats fly in darkness, then find secretive places (such as flammable buildings) to hide during daylight.
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The plan was to release bomb-laden bats at night over Japanese industrial targets. The flying bats would disperse widely, then at dawn they would hide in buildings and shortly thereafter built-in timers would ignite the bombs, causing widespread fires and chaos. The bat bomb idea was conceived by dental surgeon Lytle S. Adams, who submitted it to the White House in January, 1942, where it was subsequently approved by President Roosevelt.[1] Adams was recruited to research and obtain a suitable supply of bats.
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Americans were at it too.
 
Lydzor said:
It's OK, the dogs probably thought they'd get 40 virgins in heaven. :p
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A virgin for each piece of dog :D. Thought they only did that in China, maybe the chinese will copy them, take out a tank and a ready meal for the anti-tank squad, ok boys boys the tanks gone, who wants dibs on a leg?
 
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I knew that.

Initially it went wrong (badly wrong), as they trained them to find food under Russian tanks.

Turns out that in battle they can tell the difference...
 
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