Examples Of Weapons Research Articles

Blade Weapons of Altai Population in Rouran Period (by the materials of the Choburak-I complex)

The article presents the study of the collection of bladed weapons, obtained during the excavations of the Rouran period burials on Choburak-I necropolis. This site is located in the Chemal district of the Altai Republic. The analyzed series of weapons includes three swords and six combat knives found in the burials of four adult men and one teenager. It has been established that the complex of long-bladed weapons is represented by single-edged blades without crosshairs and pommel, with a semi-segmental tip. The surviving combat knives with a triangular blade section are divided into two types, distinguished by a straight handle and a handle inclined towards the blade. The published collection demonstrates typical examples of weapons of the nomads of Central Asia of the 4th – 5th centuries AD. New excavation materials confirm the thesis that swords were a status category of weapons among the population of Altai during the Great Migration period. Burials with such items, investigated as part of the Choburak-I necropolis, differed in the representative composition of the inventory, and, judging by the available data, belonged to military leaders or especially distinguished professional soldiers.

The emergence of affordances of artifacts as a process of knowledge accumulation (on the example of weapons)

Aim to determine the typology of weapons and to substantiate the need to assess the degree of destructive impact of the affordances of artifacts used as weapons on the surrounding objects and society as a whole. The Michael Cole's theory was used as the methodological basis of the study, which has a great applicative potential and allows you to give an object a comprehensive description. An "artifact" is a material man-made object produced in the process of creative transformation and intended for a specific purpose. The term "affordance", introduced by James Gibson, is interpreted as a "potential opportunity" for a detailed analysis of all possible options for the use of an artefact, depending on the person's current intentions. The author considers the process of active cognitive activity of the subject resulting in the invention of new functions of material objects from the standpoint of epistemological realism. The existing classification of weapons, from the point of view of the process of meaning formation, does not fully reveal all the features of its creation and functions laid down at the stages of design and production. The article presents the original typology of weapons based on the analysis of the stages of the evolution of mankind, the change in scientific representation of the world and the types of scientific rationality. The strict legislative regulation of the trade, production, acquisition, carrying and use of certain types of weapons pushes people, in cases of a threat to their life and health, to use ordinary household items as means of protection. Under these conditions, there is a need to revise existing approaches and methods for examination and evaluation of artefacts created by people that allow their use as a weapon.

Historia, stan i potrzeby badań nad uzbrojeniem z ziem polskich okresów rzymskiego i wędrówek ludów. Spojrzenie subiektywne (pomimo dobrych chęci)

Historia, stan i potrzeby badań nad uzbrojeniem z ziem polskich okresów rzymskiego i wędrówek ludów. Spojrzenie subiektywne (pomimo dobrych chęci)

INDICATORS AND CRITERIA OF EFFICIENCY EVALUATION OF SAFETY AVIATION COMPLEXES APPLICATION

Military conflicts of the late XX – early XXI centuries are characterized by the use of a large number of new weapons, which allowed the enemies to distance themselves as far as possible from the direct collision with each other. Unmanned aviation complexes, which during the military conflicts proved their ability to conduct air reconnaissance, damage objects and perform other combat support tasks, became one of the newest examples of weapons on the battlefield. The possibility of successfully solving of various tasks with the help of unmanned aviation complexes was demonstrated during the military conflicts in the Middle East (1982-2008), the Balkans (1999), Afghanistan (2001-2008) and the Caucasus (1994-2008). Nowadays, there is a large number of diverse literature about using unmanned aerial systems during armed conflicts over the past decades. However, the only approach to assessing the effectiveness of using unmanned aviation complexes of special purpose in known sources has not been developed. In this article, the authors proposed indicators and criteria for assessing the effectiveness of using unmanned aviation complexes of special purpose. During the research authors were using the basic provisions of the theory of complex technical systems; method of expert assessments; the method of analysis of hierarchies, methods of multidimensional comparative, general scientific and structural-functional analysis. The indicators and criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of using of special purpose non-pilot aviation complexes, which were proposed in the article, can be used to evaluate the information obtained with equipment operating in the mode of fixed and continuous shooting of individual areas. The indicators proposed in the article can be used for comparative evaluation of several unmanned aviation complexes of special purpose, that allow to assess the level of technical perfection of unmanned aerial systems and choose the most perfect for the implementation of a specific type of task.

The saga of Vikings and trade marks

Trade marks have served as indicators of commercial origin, particularly of mass-produced goods, and along with the use of owners' marks, have probably existed since the birth of man. In this article the author explores the history of Viking trade marks with early examples of weapons bearing the maker's mark. He also investigates contemporary use of trade marks with a Viking theme, citing well-known examples such as “Bluetooth”.

Star wars II

The rush to deploy a national missile defense is ill‐considered, argues one of the Senate's top authorities on defense matters. History brims with examples of weapons rushed into deployment that ended up eroding everyone's security, and laser‐ or particle beam‐bearing satellites fall into precisely that category.