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For questions related to the effects of certain circumstances, conditions, or locality changes on war. Related tags: [civil-war], [nuclear-war], [cold-war]

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Why would chemical weapons never be used in a science-fiction setting?

Well, first of all, Mass Effect and the Lost Fleet Series famously both have chemical warfare. But to answer your point, the Astra Militarum of Warhammer 40k uses chemical weaponry. …
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What can cause a phalanx/shieldwall to drift left-wards

From my own reading of Thucydides, there appears to be a tendency for a phalanx formation to drift rightwards. Before they had actually closed a thought occurred to Agis. All armies, when engaging, a …
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How does a government that has a 'cash-for-kills' bounty system avoid recreating the 'Great ...

To put it in very simple terms, in my sci-fi setting, we have a bounty system in use by Nation A (cash for kills). Basically for every legitimate kill a soldier or police officer makes, they get a cas …
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