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Lunge mine

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The lunge mine, known in Japanese as Shitotsubakurai, was a suicidal anti-tank weapon developed and used by the Empire of Japan during World War II. It consisted of a conical hollow-charge anti-tank mine housed in a metal container and mounted on the end of a wooden stick, meant to be thrust against an enemy tank's hull by a soldier at point-blank range. Officially adopted by the Japanese Army in 1944, it was used by close-quarters battle units and first saw combat on Leyte in December 1944, remaining in Japanese service through 1948. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
grenade or explosive ordnance 1
Introduced Year
1944 1
Classification
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Tank / Armored Vehicle 1
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Vietnam War, Wars
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World War II, Wars
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1. Wikipedia: Lunge mine
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    The lunge mine, known in Japanese as Shitotsubakurai, was a suicidal anti-tank weapon developed and used by the Empire of Japan during World War II
  • Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Introduction/adoption year stated in the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Operated By: Imperial Japanese Army, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Imperial Japanese Army'
  • Used In: World War II, infobox wars field: 'World War II'
  • Used In: First Indochina War, infobox wars field: 'First Indochina War'
  • Used In: Vietnam War, infobox wars field: 'Vietnam War'
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Wikidata Q1802510, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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