25 cm schwerer Minenwerfer
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The 25 cm schwerer Minenwerfer, often abbreviated as 25 cm sMW, was a heavy mine shell launching trench mortar developed for the Imperial German Army in the first decade of the 20th century.
Loading a 25 cm schwerer Minenwerfer.
n/A model with long barrel, at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra.
A sMW a/A at Waterford, Ontario
250 mm shells at a German ammunition dump.
Mine shell
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A mine shell, or high capacity high-explosive in British military nomenclature, is a military explosive shell type characterized by thin shell walls which allow a much higher explosive content than st
25 cm schwerer Minenwerfer
…The 25 cm schwerer Minenwerfer (heavy mine launcher), often abbreviated as 25 cm sMW, was a heavy mine shell launching trench mortar developed for the Imperial German Army in the first decade of the 20th century. It was developed for use by engineer troops…
Tunnel being "mined" with explosives during the Battle of the Crater (American Civil War).
French "fougasse" mine-construction from pre-modern times. This weapon-name was later given by the French to a specific mine shell design called obus fougasse (fougasse shell).
German 30x90mmRB mm rounds as used by the MK 108 cannon. The sectioned round is a mine shell (Minengeschoss).