It seems to me given recent events in Afghanistan, that instead of using conventional armour plating, covering any vehicle with hundreds of copies of the Koran would virtually ensure its impunity from all sides involved in the conflict. ie Nato forces won't dare interfere with it for fear of repercussions, and of course the Taliban will simply revere it.
-- xenzag, Feb 25 2012

Hmmm... a fleet of bookmobiles might just be the next great leap forward in xenophobic warfare... or, more likely, not.
-- Grogster, Feb 25 2012


I'm also thinking sandwich board versions for ground troops.
-- xenzag, Feb 25 2012


[+] Tanks painted with passages that condemn the Taliban philosophy (assuming there are some).
-- FlyingToaster, Feb 25 2012


Would this not be Armaments Propheteering ?
-- 8th of 7, Feb 25 2012


Book'em Danno.
-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Feb 25 2012


Reminds me of when they tried putting buckets of lard on Tel Aviv city buses to discourage suicide bombers-- apparently, you can't get into heaven if you're dripping with pig fat.
-- Alterother, Feb 25 2012


Duly noted. Ham you very much!
-- Alterother, Feb 25 2012


//belardened// I thought they killed him?
-- MaxwellBuchanan, Feb 25 2012


He came back. It was all the pig fat, you see; they wouldn't let him in.
-- Alterother, Feb 25 2012


You know, he *did* look a bit like a traditional representation of the Wandering Jew.
-- mouseposture, Feb 25 2012


… apart from the bullet holes …
-- 8th of 7, Feb 25 2012



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