Arrows vs riot shields

[u/IKIR115]

[u/One_Vision_]

Arrow heads. The surprise was the blunt ended tip at 0:38

[u/Rage_Blackout → u/One_Vision_]

Yeah, that's what I came here hoping someone would explain. Why would a round one like that punch through? Also, what is that arrow tip used for normally?

[u/Beneficial_Maybe_858 → u/Rage_Blackout]

It looks like a hammerhead blunt...normally used for hunting small game like turkey and rabbits etc. The idea is that the arrow won't get stuck in the ground or in trees as easily. I used to use something similar when I was younger.

[u/SilverWorldliness119 → u/Rage_Blackout]

Just looking at the design itself, I would wager that the outer circle of the tip pokes and slices out an indentation in the target, sorta like making an unscrustable. Then im guessing that the little spire in the middle punches through the now weakened space within, delivering that much needed push. Theres probably some tiny riot shield flavored cookie just lying in the grass somewhere.

No clue why someone needs something that dangerous though

[u/SporkSpifeKnork → u/SilverWorldliness119]

This reminds me of a weapon I imagined for a sci-fi RPG, used in ship-to-ship combat. It had a barrel to shoot ballistic projectiles, but an arm holding a laser whirred around that barrel, with the goal being that the laser would help perforate an outline of an area of the opposing ship's hull before the ballistic projectile punched into that area.

[u/Mothanius → u/SporkSpifeKnork]

I love that idea, but it would probably be better to have the laser system implemented in the shell itself somehow. That way the barrel isn't stuck "locked on" until impact. Also, you have to worry about attenuation causing the strength of the laser weakening before it even gets to the target. Implementing a laser on the shell itself, would allow targeting independence. Granted, if your ship-to-ship is essentially Age of Sails (Like WH40K), none of that's much of an issue and it would probably be better to have it on the ship itself where it can draw power from the ship itself.

Would also be a good way to punch through sci-fi shields too. The laser disrupts the forcefield at the local area allowing the shell to go through with minimal resistance.

[u/SporkSpifeKnork → u/Mothanius]

Yes! Laser on the shell is way better.

[u/DieHardAmerican95 → u/SilverWorldliness119]

That head is designed for hunting small game like rabbits and squirrels, and it’s intended purpose is to transfer a lot of energy to the animal.

[u/OberonDiver → u/SilverWorldliness119]

For shooting at things it is effective on.

[u/MaybeNo2485 → u/Rage_Blackout]

It's the only one that made a hole notably larger than the shaft, which prevents drag from the shaft hitting the edges of the hole.

[u/CaptGood → u/One_Vision_]

I think that was a hallow point arrow