Weapons of the Dune Universe

[TMA_1]

Stunners, Las-Guns, flechette pistols, maula pistols (basically the same), Those things that shoot crystals (thought they were neat, Plasma weapons (used in bombs and the like) rockets, pillar of fire (can be used as a weapon) Atomics, kindjals blah blah blah.

I want to compile a list of weaponry in the Dune universe. Help all you guys. :)

[Dunenewt]

Would poisons count as weapons?

Inkvine Whips

BTW Kindjals are small one man planes

[exatreide]

Stunners,

Atomics

Stone Burners

Kindja blades

Short swords

Long Swords

Baroniet thingy that Dunc used

Sheilds(can be used offsensively)

Crushers

Maula Pistals

Fletca Pistals

Missels

Projectile weapons

Crystal Shard Throwers

Worms

Depth Charges(used against the wales in house Hark i think)

Flame Throwers(Sadukar Used them on Freman as they fled from the Sietch)

Ground Vehicles probebly carried some sort of Las gun or projectile weapon

Ornithopters carried missels and machine guns in Mini.

and thats all i can think of.

[Dante]

Crysknife. Duh. :)

[Digital Guerrilla]

Would poisons count as weapons?

Inkvine Whips

BTW Kindjals are small one man planes

Kindjals are not planes, in the Duniverse, they are double-bladed short sword or long knife with a 20 centimeter slightly curved blade.

[Dunenewt]

Would poisons count as weapons?

Inkvine Whips

BTW Kindjals are small one man planes

Kindjals are not planes, in the Duniverse, they are double-bladed short sword or long knife with a 20 centimeter slightly curved blade.

Havent you read the BJ?

[Vanguard3000]

BTW Kindjals are small one man planes.

Not in the originals, they aren't. IIRC, it's like a sword on the end of a spear.

[exatreide]

huh? no its not its a doubbel bladded dagger, Kindjals actully exist.....

[Inoculator9]

Kindjals do exist actually. The plane called a Kindjal is just a symbolic name like P-52's being called Warthogs.

[Dunenewt]

Int eh BJ Kindjals are planes

[Digital Guerrilla]

Ok I have the BJ but have only read about 2 chapters so your right but from the original novels kindjals are swords.

[Dunenewt]

I think we are both right...we should post about it in that Prequel error thread

[Digital Guerrilla]

Yeah we are I thought it was like in EBFD they have "kindjals" but they are rocket launcher armed infantry units.

[Vanguard3000]

I know Kindja;s are real things, but I forgot what they were exactly.

Anyway, those crystal shard pistols are called chandler pistols.

[exatreide]

they are daggers go to ebay and you can buy turkish,crimean Kindja blades

[Inoculator9]

Yeah, I know several people with them.

[ken124578]

A de-wateriser? ???

Or should i name some real weapons that are used in the books?

[Vanguard3000]

There are also bodkins, which are like stiletto type blades that can be concealed in a wrist sheath.

Oh, and Ex: I didn't think they used flamethrowers, but rather they fired the afterburners of their transport at them. That may have just been a miniseries thing, though. It sucks how it's easier to remember stuff from TV than it is from books. ;)

[Inoculator9]

They did actually use flamethrowers, but they were mainly used for killing wounded soldiers. Like after battles soldiers would clear piles of wounded allies and enemies alike with them.

[exatreide]

I know, I ment that they used the after burners as flame throwers :)

[Inoculator9]

I know, I was responding to Vanguard.

[Mahdi]

Multiple different types of swords and knives are named, more than likley all melee weapons known to us will be avaiable then. Rapiers are mentioned by name. Daggars.

[Inoculator9]

Rapiers are mentioned by name, along with long and short swords I think, but no specific names of these. Most weapons of the blade assortment that are mentioned, are given names and a symbolic value. What I mean is, any important blade is made obvious.

[Vanguard3000]

I'm betting larger blades like claymores would be rare, seeing as how they're made for a lumbering chop (which would probably be deflected), rather than a precise blow.

[Mahdi]

Agreed. The swords used would be those with which you have much greater control, ie. those used in fencing, perhaps katanas as well? What is that spanish form of combat, utilising both a long sword and a knife? That would likley be quite popular in the duniverse.