Firearms

Because firearms are unsuitble for dispatching Titans, they have not progressed very far technologically and are overshadowed by the 3D manuever gear. However, they are still regularly used by the Military Police and other human-to-human security relations.

The type of firearms used is still based on the flintlock mechanism, where a piece of flint ignites the powder and fires the gun. Currently, only rifles (or muskets) and pistols are the only firearms seen in the story.

Firearms are unable to destroy the nape of a Titan's neck because it lacks the power to punch through and also given a Titan's fast regeneration rate, are practically useless in combat. However, Armin developed a strategy where the rifles could blind several titans long enough to allow other soldiers to dispatch them without the use of 3DMG.