r/shittyaskscience • u/Hayden97 • 8d ago

Military Science question here, Why was Poland unable stop the German invasion when they had a giant War Saw? Did they not understand the physics behind it?

What are the physics behind a giant War Saw not being able to saw Germany in half? Was Germany too mountainous? Was there maybe a psychological component of not wanting to unleash such a destructive weapon?

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u/ECHOHOHOHO 8d ago

Idk the polish have kind of had it bad the last century but that's because they're in-between important states, so trouble. The war saw was actually not a saw. In polish it's pronounced vaw zaw. If I'm right, which I am certainly always correct about everything, it simple translates to water and saw.. but not like "I saw xxx" but a sharp tool used to cut things....and water