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Panjandrum

Grenades And Explosives

Panjandrum, also called the Great Panjandrum, was a massive, rocket-propelled cart packed with explosives, designed by the British military during the Second World War. It was one of several highly experimental weapons, alongside Hajile and the Hedgehog, developed in the war's final years by the Admiralty's Directorate of Miscellaneous Weapons Development. Panjandrum was never used in battle. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Weapon Class
Rocket-propelled explosive device 1
Introduced Year
1943 1
Classification
Service Status
Prototype or Experimental 1
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Source Wikipedia: Panjandrum
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1. Wikipedia: Panjandrum
  • Infobox, service field
    Infobox service field: 1943
  • Wikipedia article text
    The delivery method for such a quantity of explosives posed a significant problem, and one of the concepts discussed ultimately resulted in the construction of the prototype "Great Panjandrum".
  • Introduction
    was a massive, rocket-propelled cart packed with explosives, designed by the British military during the Second World War
  • Operated By: British Army, infobox used_by/operator field: 'British Army'
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Wikidata: Panjandrum
Wikidata Q7131240, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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