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#REDIRECT [[Whizz-bang]] |
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A '''whizz-bang''' is a light-weight shell that is fired from a smaller calibre field gun. The name derives from the sound the shell made prior to exploding.<ref name="iwm">[http://www.iwm.org.uk/history/whizz-bangs-and-wind-ups-10-tommy-slang-terms Whizz Bangs And Wind-Ups: 10 Tommy Slang Terms] Imperial War Museums. Accessed 26 August, 2016.</ref> During the war a variety of slang terms were used by the Allies, and in this particular instance the British forces, to describe the different types of artillery shell that were in common use. One such example is the "woolly bear," named for the characteristics of explosion and smoke seen in large German high explosive shells.<ref name="iwm" /> |
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