Dirty Bullet Tricks

Play War Thunder for free and get a huge bonus pack when you sign up using our links on PC & consoles - https://wtplay.link/simplehistory or iOS/Android - https://wtm.game/simplehistory They boiled their own bullets before trading them to locals — and it was meant to sabotage the enemy. From Soviet ammunition in Afghanistan to rigged rounds in Vietnam and explosive coal in the Civil War, this is the strange history of weapons hidden in plain sight. Check out our other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPdc6bs3I8s6Y4QE_3g3MZw Discord server: https://discord.gg/JZsPQXHeYC Become a Simple History member: https://www.youtube.com/simplehistory/join Copyright: DO NOT translate and re-upload our content on Youtube or other social media. SIMPLE HISTORY MERCHANDISE Get the Simple History books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner-%60/e/B00H5TYLAE/ T-Shirts https://teespring.com/stores/simple-history-official-merch Simple history gives you the facts, simple! See the book collection here: Amazon USA http://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ https://www.facebook.com/Simple-History-549437675141192/ https://twitter.com/SimpleHistoryYT Further Reading: Shevchenko, Nikolay. “Why did Soviet Soldiers in Afghanistan Boil their Ammo?” Gateway to Russia. June 30, 2022. https://www.gw2ru.com/history/3930-why-did-soviet-soldiers-boil-ammo-afghanistan Ortiz, Miguel. “Why Soviet Troops boiled their bullets” WeAreTheMighty.com. March 7, 2024. https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/the-reason-soviet-troops-used-to-boil-their-bullets/ “Project Eldest Son.” SOGsite.com. https://sogsite.com/2021/03/24/project-eldest-son/ “Project Eldest Son- The Top Secret U.S. Scheme to Sabotage the Enemy’s Own Rifles in Vietnam.” MilitaryHistoryNow.com. November 13, 20205. https://militaryhistorynow.com/2016/11/18/project-eldest-son-the-secret-u-s-scheme-to-sabotage-charlies-ammo/ Welker, David. “Explosive Coal: Bombs Hiding in Plain Sight.” Studies in Intelligence Volume 66 no.1. CIA.gov. March 2022. https://www.cia.gov/resources/csi/static/Articler-Covert-Coal.pdf “The Coal Torpedo- The Confederacy’s own Improvised Explosive Device.” MilitaryHistoryNow.com. January 13, 2014. https://militaryhistorynow.com/2014/01/13/dirty-trick-the-confederacys-top-secret-coal-torpedo/ Credit: Simple History Creator: Daniel Turner (B.A. (Hons) in History, University College London) Video Directors: Lav Velimirovic, Ognjen Jovic Script Review: Peter Turner Script Writer: Robert De Graaf Narrator: Chris Kane Artists: Fiona Phan, Selma Belegic, ShyShelly Animators: Nancy Bhalla, Krishna, Guillermo G. Caasi. Jr, Kuldip Bheda, Krunal Editor: Artem Dobrohodov, James Dowse Thumbnails: Fiona Phan, ShyShelly Brand Partnerships: Justin St-Laurent Senior Production Manager: Umar Ijaz Simple History Channel Manager: James Dowse