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Night vision systems are electronic devices used by military forces to detect and track targets at night. See more »
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Battering ram
Battering ram was a heavy wooden beam that served as a war machine from ancient times through the Middle Ages.
See more »Blowgun
Blowgun is a tube through which pellets or thin darts are blown by a quick puff of air from the lungs.
See more »Bowie knife
Bowie, BOH ee or BOO ee, knife was a popular hunting tool and weapon of the American frontier.
See more »Buzz bomb
Buzz bomb was the name given by people in the United Kingdom to the V-1 missile during World War II (1939-1945).
See more »Catapult
Catapult, KAT uh puhlt, was a war machine that shot such objects as spears or stones or hurled large weights against an enemy's defenses.
See more »Congreve, Sir William
Congreve, KON greev, Sir William (1772-1828), a British inventor, developed rockets that could carry explosives.
See more »Crossbow
Crossbow was a weapon used for shooting arrows, especially during the Middle Ages.
See more »Depth charge
Depth charge is an underwater bomb designed to disable or destroy submarines when they are under water.
See more »Flame thrower
Flame thrower is a weapon of war that shoots a stream of burning fuel much as a fire hose squirts water.
See more »Grenade
Grenade is a small explosive bomb that may be thrown, or may be fired from a rifle.
See more »Mine warfare
Mine warfare is the use of explosive devices called mines to kill enemy troops and destroy their ships, tanks, and other equipment.
See more »Minesweeper
Minesweeper is a ship or helicopter that clears away or destroys underwater explosives.
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