Suddenly Bola Pods Seems Quite Reasonable...

[Natasha Kerensky]

https://www.militarytimes.com/2020/06/20/photos-show-devastation-unleashed-on-terror-leaders-by-sword-carrying-ninja-bomb/

[Empyrus]

Not sure bola pod is the most appropriate comparison here. But i'd imagine bola-like projectile could be useful for clearing out drones, especially since suicide drone swarms are becoming a reality.

[Natasha Kerensky]

I just meant in terms of a missile warhead that deploys a physical weapon.

[dgorsman]

That title initially read as "bomb loaded with sword carrying ninja" to me.  That's about as bola-pod as it gets.   ;D

[Empyrus]

I just meant in terms of a missile warhead that deploys a physical weapon.

*shrug* when i first learned of that, i was like sure why not, it is basically fragmentation warhead with different kind of fragments. Sorta. In simplified way. So why not bolas as well?

[Daryk]

With precision like that, who needs lasers?  :o

[Empyrus]

Lasers have a lot of issues that projectile weapons are not subject to. They're good at stuff projectiles aren't perhaps, but not a solution everywhere.

[Daryk]

I was thinking of Real Genius there...  ^-^

[beachhead1985]

Allegedly (I do not rate history channel documentaries very highly anymore) the Indians used rockets attached to sword blades against the British. They were depicted as using the blade to stick in the ground and support the rocket. When they rocket burned out, the whole rig would cartwheel down spinning to the ground.

[Orin J.]

That title initially read as "bomb loaded with sword carrying ninja" to me.  That's about as bola-pod as it gets.   ;D

how many Kurita DEST-standard ninja d'you think you can fit into a thunderbolt-20 warhead?

[DOC_Agren]

I was thinking of Real Genius there...  ^-^

Will there be popcorn??   :thumbsup:

[Daryk]

There should be, but it's not up to me...  ^-^

[Renard]

Nah I like the idea.

Battletech is missing a lot of "kinetic" attacks.

Bola might sound silly, but the idea of taking down an Imperial Walker by its legs has some precedent.

Bolas.... Nets?  How do we get this thread reallocated to fan-designed rules?

[Daryk]

Ask one of the mods.. they're very helpful.

[glitterboy2098]

how many Kurita DEST-standard ninja d'you think you can fit into a thunderbolt-20 warhead?

depends on whether they are being loaded in one piece or not..

[Cannonshop]

depends on whether they are being loaded in one piece or not..

They're ninja, trim to fit, they'll grow back.

[dgorsman]

They're also unreasonably flexible, so pre-chopping may not be necessary.