A camouflet, in military science, is an artificial cavern created by an explosion. If the explosion reaches the surface then it is called a crater. The...
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current use in articles about previous military periods. Some of them like camouflet have been adapted to describe modern versions of old techniques. Access...
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explodes deep underground, causing massive caverns or craters known as camouflets, as well as intense shockwaves. In this way, the seismic bomb can affect...
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1945), but rather to penetrate under the target and explode leaving a camouflet (cavern) which would undermine foundations of structures above, causing...
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directly, but to impact beside it, penetrate under it, and create a 'camouflet', or large buried cavern, at the same time as delivering a shock wave...
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the enemy's tunnel in which they would detonate explosives to create a camouflet to destroy the enemy's tunnel. Night raids were also conducted with the...
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Messines, found La Petite Douve Farm mine. On 27 August, the Germans set a camouflet, which killed four men and wrecked the gallery for 120 m (400 ft); the...
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targets (such as submarine pens) it could be used indirectly to create a camouflet (cavern) that undermined structures such as bridges, viaducts and bunkers...
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to land in soft ground, penetrate deeply and then explode, creating a camouflet, causing the structure above to subside. Grand Slams and Tallboys were...
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Parisian slang term meaning to disguise, and may have been influenced by camouflet, a French term meaning smoke blown in someone's face. The English zoologist...
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Retrieved 8 August 2009. "Brigade - "Camouflet" Music Video". Rocksound. Retrieved 13 November 2010. "Brigade - "Camouflet" Music Video Director". Rocksound...
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speed, and would, upon impact, penetrate and explode deep underground ("camouflet"), causing massive caverns or craters, and affecting targets too large...
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weapons testing Explosion crater Chagan (nuclear test) Sedan (nuclear test) Camouflet Glory hole (mining), specifically the subsidence crater produced by underground...
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slow match. Saucissons were used to fire fougasses, petards, mines and camouflets. Very long fascines were also called saucissons. Later, in early 20th...
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found the mine at La Petite Douve Farm and wrecked the chamber with a camouflet. The British diverted the attention of German miners from their deepest...
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1916, British tunnellers fired 101 mines or camouflets, while German tunnellers fired 126 mines or camouflets. This amounts to a total of 227 mine explosions...
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detonate, transferring all of its energy into the structure, or creating a camouflet (cavern or crater) into which the target would fall. This 'earthquake'...
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Front, British tunnellers fired 101 mines or camouflets, while German tunnellers fired 126 mines or camouflets. This amounts to a total of 227 mine explosions...
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sixteen sappers were killed on 4 February, when the Germans detonated a camouflet near the British three-level mine system, starting from Inch Street, La...
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the energy of detonation is transferred into the structure or creates a camouflet (cavern or crater) into which the target would fall. The Royal Air Force...
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Section's barracks and Mulley is nearly asphyxiated when he falls into its camouflet. Brian's difficult recovery strains his relationship with Susan near to...
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impact penetrates and explodes deep underground, causing massive caverns (camouflets) or craters as well as much more severe shockwaves. In this way, they...
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primary belt to give depth in front or behind or to protect the flanks. Camouflet Defense, U. S. Department of (27 July 2009). Dictionary of Military Terms...
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droits de l'homme (in French). 21 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023. "Camouflet définitif pour Darmanin, la dissolution des Soulèvements de la Terre annulée"...
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Retrieved 28 December 2021. Fiammetti, Alexandre (26 December 2021). "Nouveau camouflet pour le Standard de Liège qui ne parvient pas à clôturer l'année sur une...
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Australian War Memorial. OCLC 220900299. Finlayson, Damien (2010). Crumps and Camouflets: Australian Tunnelling Companies on the Western Front. New Port, New South...
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Philippe; More, Sandrine (3 April 2017). "Brexit: l'Espagne inflige deux camouflets à Londres" [Brexit: Spain hits London with double whammy]. Le Monde (in...
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000 pounds (32,000 kg), despite water-logging and the demolition by a camouflet of 200 feet (61 m) of a German gallery above the British diggings, which...
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"L'élection du Portugais Antonio Vitorino à la tête de l'OIM est un camouflet pour Trump - Le Temps" (in French). 2018-06-29. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved...
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sappers were heard digging near a gallery and a 300-kilogram (660 lb) camouflet was quickly placed in the gallery and blown, collapsing the French digging...
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