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LIVENS PROJECTOR [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Antique and Obsolete Weapons
  • CBRNE Operations
DEF

A mortar-like weapon that could throw large drums filled with flammable or toxic chemicals.

CONT

In the First World War, the Livens projector became the British Army's standard means of delivering gas attacks and it remained in its arsenal until the early years of the Second World War.

PHR

bomb for Livens projector, Livens projector battery

PHR

Livens mortar battery

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes anciennes
  • Opérations CBRNE
DEF

Pièce d'artillerie de type mortier qui servait à propulser des charges chimiques et incendiaires.

OBS

Le projecteur Livens a été en usage dans l'Armée britannique durant la Première Guerre mondiale et les premières années de la Deuxième Guerre mondiale.

PHR

batterie de mortiers Livens

Spanish

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