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10 animals used as weapons of war

New Delhi: We know about destructive weapons being use for war. Guns, rifles, tankers etc have been used by man to win battles. But this, might sound bizarre, man has also trained animals for war.As

India TV News Desk Updated on: November 15, 2013 6:35 IST

 1. Anti tank dogs

 




These dogs were taught to carry explosives to tanks, armored vehicles and other military warfare.

They were earlier trained to leave the bomb and run off before the bomb gets detonated, but the procedure failed as dogs used to die in the process.

They were actively trained by the Soviet and Russian military forces in 1930–1996 and used in 1941–1942 against German tanks in World War II.

The U.S. military trained anti-tank dogs in 1943 for use against fortifications, but never deployed them.

Dogs strapped with explosives were unsuccessfully used by Iraqi insurgents in 2005.

 
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