Australian aboriginal weapons

[Imperial Dave]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/australia-aboriginal-weapons-boomerang-deadly-b2638817.html

Fascinating...

[Erpingham]

The original piece is here

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-76317-w

It has a lot more on the physics and more anthropology and archaeology.

[Imperial Dave]

Thanks Anthony

[Mark G]

Physics or forces?

(He says cross threading)

[stevenneate]

All of it is physics, including the forces.

You should see how much damage we do in the Aboriginal Warfare Re-enactment Group. Turn your back for a second and you get whacked on the head by a boomerang and poked in the eye with a pointy stick. Time we introduced plate armour and helmets.

One of my friends used Australian aboriginals in a 400 AP DBM competition in Melbourne. That's a lot of figures, but at least a limited colour palette. I think it came under the Polynesian and Melanessian list? Sadly, the army received no ranged shooting for its boomerangs as I suspect these were rated as short-range throwsticks I suppose. A travesty of justice.

[Imperial Dave]

Not even a +1 for harsh language?

[Ian61]

Not even a +1 for harsh language?

Or even a didgeridoo!

[Imperial Dave]

 

[Mark G]

You'd need a movement penalty for seeing the pub from here

[stevenneate]

Or even a didgeridoo!

These were in the camp baggage elements, spurring the troops on with stories from the Dreamtime. My mate unsuccessfully argued for mobile baggage on the grounds they are a nomadic people and frequently go walkabout over wide territories based on food availability.

[Imperial Dave]

You'd need a movement penalty for seeing the pub from here

And a good advert that was too....

[Mark G]

Yes, shame about the underlying product being so poor

[Imperial Dave]

I can't possibly comment....

I was linked to that product quite heavily until the summer....

 

[Mark G]

Make sure you keep the dunny in view at all times too

[Imperial Dave]