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Usage of the term "Greek fire" has been general in English and most other languages since the Crusades. Original Byzantine sources called the substance a variety of names, such as "sea fire" (Medieval Greek: πῦρ θαλάσσιον pŷr thalássion), "Roman fire" (πῦρ ῥωμαϊκόν pŷr rhōmaïkón), "war fire" (πολεμικὸν πῦρ polemikòn pŷr), "liquid fire ...
A type of grenade called the 'flying impact thunder crash bomb' (飛擊震天雷) was developed in the late 16th century and first used in September 1, 1592 by the Joseon Dynasty during the Japanese invasions of Korea. [11] The grenade was 20 cm in diameter, weighed 10 kg, and had a cast iron shell. It contained iron pellets, and an adjustable ...
The grenade was then modified by the Italian's army "Stabilimento Militare di Munizionamento Terrestre" (S.M.M.T.) of Baiano di Spoleto and was adopted by the armed forces as OD 82 / SE; The OD acronym stands for Offense / Defense; 82 refers to 1982, the year of production of the first model; the abbreviation SE added after Arsenal changes ...
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The nucleus of the pirate force was a group of English ex-privateers, all of whom would soon be enshrined in infamy: Henry Jennings, Charles Vane, Samuel Bellamy, and Edward England. The attack was successful, but contrary to their expectations, the governor of Jamaica refused to allow Jennings and their cohorts to spend their loot on his island.
The first recorded deployment of bomb vessels by the English was for the siege of Calais in 1347 when Edward III deployed single-deck ships with bombardes and other artillery. [1] The first specialised bomb vessels were built towards the end of the 17th century, based on the designs of Bernard Renau d'Eliçagaray, and used by the French Navy.
Ethiopian Soldiers from the Kagnew Battalion, 7th Inf. Div., in Korea, 1953. The M26 series was created after World War II to meet criticisms of the Mk 2.Rather than relying on a cast body to produce fragments like the Mk 2 the M26 had a thin sheet-metal body and the fragments were instead created by a notched wire coiled up inside which produced smaller fragments but a greater number ...
First RPG-6 grenades were used against Axis troops in last week of October 1943. [2] The weapon was a success and went into mass production in late 1943. During the war, RPG-6 grenades being used alongside the RPG-43. [1] In the USSR, some grenades were kept in storage even after the end of the World War II. [1]