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Trident

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The trident is a three-pronged spear used historically both for spear fishing and as a polearm in war. Compared with an ordinary spear, its three tines increase the chance that a target will be struck while reducing the chance the target can dislodge itself if struck poorly. The weapon carries deep symbolic weight alongside its practical use: it is associated with Poseidon in Greek mythology and Neptune in Roman mythology, and with Shiva's trishula in Hinduism, and it remains a military and naval symbol used in the insignia of forces including the Hellenic Navy and the United States Navy SEALs. 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
Polearm 1
Introduced Year
1979 2
Classification
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Sword / Polearm / Bladed 1
Connections

Operated By

Source Center for Strategic and International Studies Missile Threat: Trident D5
Source Center for Strategic and International Studies Missile Threat: Trident D5
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Manufactured By

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Source Wikidata: Trident
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Trident
  • Lead section
    A trident () is a three-pronged spear. It is used for spear fishing and historically as a polearm.
  • Weapon class (sword-polearm-blade) is a pre-industrial/melee weapon type by its own nature per the entity's own sourced description text; not carried in current active military service.
  • In Group: Ancient Spears, Polearms and Axes, Lead sentence
    A trident () is a three-pronged spear.
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2. Wikidata: Trident
Wikidata Q1073517, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Center for Strategic and International Studies Missile Threat: Trident D5
Center for Strategic and International Studies Missile Threat
  • Operated By: United States Armed Forces, Missile at a glance: Possessed by
    Possessed By United States, United Kingdom
  • Operated By: Royal Navy, Missile at a glance: Possessed by
    Possessed By United States, United Kingdom
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