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battering ram
Military; Weapons
A battering ram is a siege engine originating in ancient times and designed to break open the masonry walls of fortifications or splinter their wooden gates. Battering rams ...
duck's foot pistol
Military; Weapons
An 18th century gun that contains four barrels branching out roughly forwards, giving it the appearance of a duck's foot. The idea of the weapon is that it can be used to threaten ...
cluster munition
Military; General military
A cluster munition is a form of air-dropped or ground-launched explosive weapon that releases or ejects smaller submunitions. Commonly, this is a cluster bomb that ejects ...
M79 grenade launcher
Military; General military
The M79 grenade launcher is a single-shot, shoulder-fired grenade launcher that fires a 40x46mm grenade and first appeared during the Vietnam War.
explosive remnants of war (ERW)
Military; Weapons
Explosive remnants of war (ERW) is a term used in the humanitarian aid and sustainable development domains to describe the explosive threats remaining in post-conflict society. ...
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