Underwater fighting
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kanonfodr
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Meh, most military divers are of the working class variety (ie. building things, fixing things, looking at things) and while they do have some training in combatives both above and below water, they aren't an underwater infantry.
Also, military divers don't generally work too far from their home ship. This means that if two antagonistic countries have divers in the water near each other, more than likely the guns are already blazing.
As far as SEALs and other special forces are concerned, those guys are in their own little world full of all kinds of crazy toys. I know that Heckler & Koch invented the world's first underwater pistol (The P11) which looks like a crazy revolver and fires metal spikes, but I don't know of any actual underwater engagements involving it's use. I really don't even know much about it's use period underwater, seeing as it's the size of a soup can and has a range not much further than the average speargun. Most teams would likely scoff at carrying it as they prefer equipment that can perform many functions while maintaining a small form factor on the body.
But with all that not withstanding, I'm sure that if two dive teams from mutually unfriendly countries just blundered into each other and actually figured out "Oh Crap, that's the enemy!!" without their topside support knowing first, a fight could possibly ensue. It would likely be very vicious, think Gladiator or 300, as the lack of ranged weapons would mean that everyone's going to be getting really close to each other. Lots of mask and regulator removals, kinda like diving a cattle boat except it's all on purpose.
Peace,
Greg
Also, military divers don't generally work too far from their home ship. This means that if two antagonistic countries have divers in the water near each other, more than likely the guns are already blazing.
As far as SEALs and other special forces are concerned, those guys are in their own little world full of all kinds of crazy toys. I know that Heckler & Koch invented the world's first underwater pistol (The P11) which looks like a crazy revolver and fires metal spikes, but I don't know of any actual underwater engagements involving it's use. I really don't even know much about it's use period underwater, seeing as it's the size of a soup can and has a range not much further than the average speargun. Most teams would likely scoff at carrying it as they prefer equipment that can perform many functions while maintaining a small form factor on the body.
But with all that not withstanding, I'm sure that if two dive teams from mutually unfriendly countries just blundered into each other and actually figured out "Oh Crap, that's the enemy!!" without their topside support knowing first, a fight could possibly ensue. It would likely be very vicious, think Gladiator or 300, as the lack of ranged weapons would mean that everyone's going to be getting really close to each other. Lots of mask and regulator removals, kinda like diving a cattle boat except it's all on purpose.
Peace,
Greg
mikemill
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Not a ballistics expert but I believe a bullet is self contained for the ignition and burn sources.
Atomic_Diver
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LMAO too true!
Bullets contain a propellant and an oxidizer, so you could potentially fire one on the Moon.
jmasin
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