[ WP ] In an alternate universe , gunpowder was never invented . What does warfare look like ?

Chapter 6: The Introduction of the Banana 
 
 It was only toward the middle of the Second World War in 1942 that the Germans began experimentation in fruit warfare. Something so commonplace now, was at the time an idea of such absurdity that it almost caused the premature downfall of Adolf Hitler. When using bananas in The Battle of the Bulge, no one was to know that it would change combat forever. 
 
 At first, much thought and effort was made into the use of pineapples as weaponry. They were not favoured by infantry and this was mainly on account of the difficulty in transportation. Peaches, also not a success. Bananas were not tested until almost all other fruits had been tried. No German scientist could have predicted such great results. At the time, it was seen as not only silly, but it was also often thought that the mere existence of it undermined the entire ethos of National Socialism. 
 
 It was not until the German scientist Rolf Eckstein came to the other researchers with conclusive test results that the banana was taken seriously. He showed that it could be used in multiple ways. The two test subjects that Rolf worked with lived to see the end of the war but neither of them were able to tie shoelaces again. 
 
 After the end of the war the banana was continually advanced and put to use in combat situations. The information that both the United States and Great Britain are selling bananas in vast quantities to the Germans ( despite ‘ The Yellow Treaty ’ ), while not confirmed is widely believed. 
 
 It is unknown how exactly the banana will advance in the future. But it is certain that it will be used to devastating effect.
