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minus-squareTachyonTele@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agoCaltrap meaning heel-trap/shoe-trap makes so much sense. I always wondered what caltrap came from, thank you Dr Wesker. Now I want to find a way to use “area denial weapon” somehow in casual conversation. Like a respect my boundaries sort of thing.
minus-squaremojofrododojo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·14 days ago Now I want to find a way to use “area denial weapon” somehow in casual conversation. “say… how about those minefields?”
minus-squareTachyonTele@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·14 days agoI was on the bus the other day and someone definitely deployed their area denial weapon in the air.
minus-squaresp3tr4l@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 days agoSlightly different variants of these have been used throughout the history of warfare, even into fairly modern times. Most recent use I am aware of is by the VC during the Vietnam war, but I would not be surprised if their usage continues up to present day.
Caltrap meaning heel-trap/shoe-trap makes so much sense. I always wondered what caltrap came from, thank you Dr Wesker.
Now I want to find a way to use “area denial weapon” somehow in casual conversation. Like a respect my boundaries sort of thing.
“say… how about those minefields?”
I was on the bus the other day and someone definitely deployed their area denial weapon in the air.
Slightly different variants of these have been used throughout the history of warfare, even into fairly modern times.
Most recent use I am aware of is by the VC during the Vietnam war, but I would not be surprised if their usage continues up to present day.