Suicide weapon
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A suicide weapon is a weapon designed to be used in a suicide attack, typically based on explosives.
Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka, a weapon especially designed for a suicide attack
A suicide vest with ball bearings
Chinese suicide bomber putting on an explosive vest made out of Model 24 hand grenades to use in an attack on Japanese tanks at the Battle of Taierzhuang.
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.