Home›Ancient›OperatorBrowse ByOperatorThis dimension names the armed force that actually operates a specific weapon system. Wikipedia notes that weapons are used to "gain a tactical, strategic, material, or mental advantage over an adversary or enemy target," an advantage that only exists once a force actually fields the weapon. Browsing this way collects every weapon system operated by the same force.FactsOperatorSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEraWell-attestedto 499 1OperatorFilter Results9 entriesWeapon ClassAllBow / Crossbow (1)Howitzer / Artillery (1)Shield / Armor (1)Siege Engine (1)Small Arm (1)Sword / Polearm / Bladed (8)War Animal (1)Weapon FamilyAllAncient Bows and Thrown Weapons (1)Ancient Daggers and Knives (1)Ancient Siege Engines and Artillery (1)Ancient Spears, Polearms and Axes (5)Ancient Swords (4)Ancient War Chariots and Elephants (1)Introduced EraAll-2500 (2)-500 (1)-390 (1)-359 (1)-300 (1)-264 (1)-260 (1)-216 (1)-200 (1)1 (1)50 (1)350 (1)1979 (2)ManufacturerAllLockheed Martin Space (2)Service StatusAllRetired (8)Country of OriginAllEgypt (1)Japan (1)Wars Used InAllFirst Punic War (1)Punic Wars (2)Second Punic War (3)Spanish Civil War (1)Vietnam War (1)Wars of Alexander the Great (1)PersonnelAll1,333,030 (1)StatusAllActive (1)Show ResultsAksumite ArmyOperator1 entryCarthaginian ArmyOperator2 entriesKingdom of Kush ArmyOperator1 entryMacedonian ArmyOperator1 entryRoman LegionOperator9 entriesRoyal NavyOperator1 entrySamuraiOperator1 entryUnited States Armed ForcesOperator1 entryZulu ArmyOperator1 entrySources1. War and Military Atlas Periodizationtier 1InteractiveAtlas owner ruling registerWar and Military DataBrief, SubLabel convention paragraph, boundaries sentenceQuote, War and Military DataBrief, SubLabel convention paragraph, boundaries sentenceBoundaries: Ancient below 500 CE, Medieval 500 to 1499, Early Modern 1500 to 1774, Modern 1775 onward (the 1775 cutover, not the round year 1800, matches the American Revolutionary War already being tagged Modern in the live data).Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.