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.
Anti-tank warfare
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Anti-tank warfare refers to the military strategies, tactics, and weapon systems designed to counter and destroy enemy armored vehicles, particularly tanks. It originated during World War I following
A soldier preparing to fire the FGR-17 Viper, an American experimental one-person disposable anti-tank rocket
British Indian Army tank-hunting squad with anti-tank rifle and Molotov cocktails in North Africa, 6 October 1940
A British 17-pounder anti-tank gun towed behind half-track in Italy, 1 September 1944
A British heavy tank of World War One