Why did soldiers use condoms on weapons? The reason will surprise you

This is not a matter of one or two wars, but it was used on a large scale.

New Delhi: In earlier times, many steps were taken to keep weapons safe during war, otherwise weapons would get damaged before time. One of these was putting condoms on weapons. Actually, this is not a matter of one or two wars, but it was used on a large scale and was used in many ways. In such a situation, the question arises whether it is used now or not? And if not, then why was it used earlier? Let us try to understand this practice.

Why were condoms used on weapons?

As far as the use of condoms on weapons is concerned, this technique was adopted in the 1971 war between India and Pakistan, in which condoms were used to protect the barrel of rifles from water and mud, due to which the rifles were saved from getting damaged during the war. Apart from this, the Indian Navy also used it in the same war to install limpet mines and the best thing was that both the methods were successful.

This technique was not limited to the 1971 war, it was also widely used during the Second World War as soldiers often had to fight in forests and marshy areas where there was a lot of rain and mud, in such a situation it was used to keep the rifle safe. Condoms are waterproof and were pulled over the gun and covered so that moisture or mud does not enter it.

Are condoms still used on weapons?

In today’s era, weapons have become very modern, they are made in such a way that they do not get damaged but they can be used in some wars like guerrilla forces or army units with limited resources. In simple words, condoms are not used to protect weapons like that.