Lunge mine
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The Shitotsubakurai or lunge mine was a suicidal anti-tank weapon developed and used by the Empire of Japan during World War II. It used a high-explosive anti-tank charge. It was used by the close-qua
A drawing of a lunge mine and its operation
Schematic of the mines components.
Viet Minh soldier Nguyen Van Thieng holding a lunge mine at Hàng Đậu Street in December 1946.
Statue of an anti-tank lunge mine being used by Nguyen Van Thieng in 1946. Military History Museum, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Fire lance
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The fire lance was a gunpowder weapon used by lighting it on fire, and is the ancestor of modern firearms. It first appeared in 10th–12th century China and was used to great effect during the Jin-Song
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…during which a platoon leader named Nguyen Van Thieng tried to use it; however, the bomb failed to explode. In the end, Van Thieng was killed in action. Fire lance Kamikaze…
A fire lance as depicted in the Huolongjing, late 14th century (c. 1360-1375).
Earliest known representation of a fire lance (upper right), Dunhuang, 950 AD.
A double-barreled fire lance from the Huolongjing. Supposedly, the barrels fired in succession, with the second barrel lit automatically after the first barrel's firing.
A fire lance from the Wubei Zhi by Mao Yuanyi, 1621.