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23 relations: Amatol, Ammonal, Battle of the Somme, British Expeditionary Force (World War I), Candy apple, Chlorine, Christmas pudding, Cordite, Dud, Krupp, List of heavy mortars, Minenwerfer, Mortar (weapon), Mortier de 58 mm type 2, Newton 6-inch mortar, No man's land, Phosgene, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Royal Field Artillery, Safety fuse, Stokes mortar, Trench warfare, Western Front (World War I).
Amatol
Amatol is a highly explosive material made from a mixture of TNT and ammonium nitrate.
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Ammonal
Ammonal is an explosive made up of ammonium nitrate and aluminium powder, not to be confused with T-ammonal which contains trinitrotoluene as well to increase properties such as brisance.
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Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme (Bataille de la Somme, Schlacht an der Somme), also known as the Somme Offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British Empire and France against the German Empire.
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British Expeditionary Force (World War I)
The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was the British Army sent to the Western Front during the First World War.
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Candy apple
Toffee apples, also known as candy apples in North America, are whole apples covered in a hard toffee or sugar candy coating, with a stick inserted as a handle.
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Chlorine
Chlorine is a chemical element with symbol Cl and atomic number 17.
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Christmas pudding
Christmas pudding is a type of pudding traditionally served as part of the Christmas dinner in the UK, Ireland and in other countries where it has been brought by British emigrants.
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Cordite
* Cordite is a family of smokeless propellants developed and produced in the United Kingdom since 1889 to replace gunpowder as a military propellant.
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Dud
A dud is an ammunition round or explosive that fails to fire or detonate, respectively, on time or on command.
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Krupp
The Krupp family (see pronunciation), a prominent 400-year-old German dynasty from Essen, became famous for their production of steel, artillery, ammunition, and other armaments.
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List of heavy mortars
Heavy mortars are large-calibre mortars designed to fire a relatively heavy shell on a high angle trajectory.
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Minenwerfer
Minenwerfer ("mine launcher") is the German name for a class of short range mortars used extensively during the First World War by the German Army.
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Mortar (weapon)
A mortar is usually a simple, lightweight, man portable, muzzle-loaded weapon, consisting of a smooth-bore metal tube fixed to a base plate (to absorb recoil) with a lightweight bipod mount.
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Mortier de 58 mm type 2
The Mortier de 58 mm type 2, also known as the Crapouillot or "little toad" from its appearance, was the standard French medium trench mortar of World War I.
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Newton 6-inch mortar
The Newton 6-inch mortar was the standard British medium mortar in World War I from early 1917 onwards.
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No man's land
No man's land is land that is unoccupied or is under dispute between parties who leave it unoccupied due to fear or uncertainty.
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Phosgene
Phosgene is the chemical compound with the formula COCl2.
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Royal Army Ordnance Corps
The Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) was a corps of the British Army.
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Royal Field Artillery
The Royal Field Artillery (RFA) of the British Army provided close artillery support for the infantry.
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Safety fuse
The safety fuse is a type of fuse invented and patented by English inventor William Bickford in 1831.
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Stokes mortar
The Stokes mortar was a British trench mortar invented by Sir Wilfred Stokes KBE that was issued to the British, Empire and U.S. armies, as well as the Portuguese Expeditionary Corps (CEP), during the later half of the First World War.
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Trench warfare
Trench warfare is a type of land warfare using occupied fighting lines consisting largely of military trenches, in which troops are well-protected from the enemy's small arms fire and are substantially sheltered from artillery.
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Western Front (World War I)
The Western Front was the main theatre of war during the First World War.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-inch_medium_mortar
