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Livens Projector
not stated. Assumed British military · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Livens Projector

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Country of origin United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The Livens Projector was a simple mortar-like weapon that could throw large drums filled with flammable or toxic chemicals.
In the First World War, the Livens Projector became the standard means of delivering gas attacks by the British Army and it remained in its arsenal until the early years of the Second World War.

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Specifications

Number built
140,000
Introduced
1916
Entered service
1916
Retired
1918

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Model data: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Figures can differ between versions of the same weapon. · Q1994685