The influence of the weather on the military.

Zhuge Liang didn't borrow straw boats and arrows in those days. There are indeed straw boats that borrowed arrows in history, but it was Zhou Yugan.

Meteorological weapon

Since ancient times, soldiers have fantasized that one day they can manipulate the weather and deal with the enemy. Zhuge Liang used the east wind to burn Cao Ying, which is a story about using meteorological conditions. With the development of science and technology, this meteorological weapon is sometimes used.

Artificial rainstorm

The method of artificial precipitation enhancement can form heavy rain, heavy rain and even heavy rain, causing flooding, injuring people and destroying things. During the Vietnam War, in order to block the equipment transportation of the troops in northern Vietnam, the United States secretly used planes to artificially increase rainfall in the adjacent areas of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia at 1967 ~ 1972. About 2,600 flights were made and 47,409 lead iodide and silver iodide devices were distributed at a cost of1600,000 USD. As a result, floods in some areas made the Ho Chi Minh Trail connecting northern and southern Vietnam muddy.

Artificial drought

Artificial precipitation enhancement will correspondingly affect the reduction of rainfall in surrounding areas. This "time-space extension effect" inspired the U.S. Department of Defense to make "drought weapons". It is reported that the CIA and the Pentagon planted silver iodide on the "upstream" clouds in Cuba in 197O, which caused the unusually dry weather in Cuba.

Artificial atomization

During the Second World War, the United States artificially created a fog layer with a length of 5 kilometers and a height of 1.6 kilometers on the Volt River in Italy, so that its troops successfully completed the task of crossing the river under the cover of the fog layer.

Artificial defogging

In the 1940s, the United Kingdom designed a heating and fog-removing device called "Fido", which ensured that 2,500 planes landed safely in the fog.

Control lightning

The United States has made a "skyfire" plan, trying to suppress the formation of lightning by spreading silver iodide or wire dipoles on cumulonimbus clouds. It is said that this plan has achieved satisfactory results. At the same time, research has been carried out to reduce the discharge between clouds and increase the discharge frequency between clouds and ground. If this research is successful, we can make an artificial fire.

Guide hurricane

Violent winds and waves have a great influence on military operations. Kublai Khan attacked Japan twice in the Yuan Dynasty and was defeated by strong winds. If a hurricane or typhoon is artificially guided. Let it change its path as needed. Moving towards the enemy will cause irresistible harm to the enemy. The U.S. Department of Defense and the Department of Commerce have formulated a "hurricane" plan to study and guide typhoons.