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Good point. The primary use case would be to assassinate someone driving in an armored limousine. Otherwise quite useless.

Totoradio 7y ago
They've been used in France for a spectacular evasion (Antonio Ferrara in 2003), and attacks against Brinks armored trucks
Gustomaximus 7y ago
First, lets be clear, I dont agree/support violence and this is an intellectual exercise. But thinking about it it could be quite useful as an intimidation tactic. If your rival biker clubhouse got hit by an RPG followed by the message 'we have a few more', it could really make people think about committing acts of attack on a group when another RPG is their likely reply. That said, using against a police station like these guys considered seems stupid. Something like that would never make the police back off, and only throw ever more resource against these people. The other use would be straight terrorism. One of those into a crowd or building would be horrific. And could be amplified if the group did one then said more are coming type thing. Anyway, amazing the army didn't have greater control on these. At least fire them at their end of their shelf life for practice as these things cant be cheap. I imagine controls are significantly increased today.
- JoeAltmaier 7y ago
  That's right. You can never target just one of a police force. When you attack one of them, you're attacking all of them. So often overlooked by criminals.
- sharpneli 7y ago
  I’m doubtful of the efficiency against crowds. The range is short and it is a shaped charge warhead, so not much of shrapnel flying around which is the major cause of death/damage in small explosions outdoors. It would be way less damage than usual hand thrown fragmentation grenade. If you already are relatively close to a crowd you’re better off using some fully automatic weapons like actual assault rifles. Or grenade launchers. Also not condoning violence. Just looking at the threat these things pose in hands of criminals/terrorists.
- skinkestek 7y ago
  Norwegian bikers had some fights a decade or two ago. Bombs were used and police found some really unusual weapons, including an anti aircraft gun at one club that they raided.

Totoradio 7y ago

They've been used in France for a spectacular evasion (Antonio Ferrara in 2003), and attacks against Brinks armored trucks

Gustomaximus 7y ago

First, lets be clear, I dont agree/support violence and this is an intellectual exercise. But thinking about it it could be quite useful as an intimidation tactic. If your rival biker clubhouse got hit by an RPG followed by the message 'we have a few more', it could really make people think about committing acts of attack on a group when another RPG is their likely reply. That said, using against a police station like these guys considered seems stupid. Something like that would never make the police back off, and only throw ever more resource against these people. The other use would be straight terrorism. One of those into a crowd or building would be horrific. And could be amplified if the group did one then said more are coming type thing. Anyway, amazing the army didn't have greater control on these. At least fire them at their end of their shelf life for practice as these things cant be cheap. I imagine controls are significantly increased today.

JoeAltmaier 7y ago
That's right. You can never target just one of a police force. When you attack one of them, you're attacking all of them. So often overlooked by criminals.
sharpneli 7y ago
I’m doubtful of the efficiency against crowds. The range is short and it is a shaped charge warhead, so not much of shrapnel flying around which is the major cause of death/damage in small explosions outdoors. It would be way less damage than usual hand thrown fragmentation grenade. If you already are relatively close to a crowd you’re better off using some fully automatic weapons like actual assault rifles. Or grenade launchers. Also not condoning violence. Just looking at the threat these things pose in hands of criminals/terrorists.
skinkestek 7y ago
Norwegian bikers had some fights a decade or two ago. Bombs were used and police found some really unusual weapons, including an anti aircraft gun at one club that they raided.