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Anti-tank mortar
The Blacker Bombard, also known as the 29-mm Spigot Mortar, was an infantry anti-tank weapon devised by Lieutenant-Colonel Stewart Blacker in the early
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the early modern period Blacker Bombard, an anti-tank weapon used by British forces during the early part of World War 2 Bombard (vessel), a small two-masted
Bombard
British Army officer and weapon inventor (1887–1964)
Valentine Stewart Blacker OBE (1 October 1887 – 19 April 1964) was a British Army officer and inventor of weapons; he invented the Blacker Bombard, from which
Stewart_Blacker
Anti-tank weapon
But he did not abandon the design, and eventually came up with the Blacker Bombard, a swivelling spigot-style system that could launch a 20-pound (9 kg)
PIAT
Artillery weapon that launches explosive projectiles
some psychological effect in the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa The Blacker Bombard and PIAT anti-tank launchers used by Britain in World War II. The Hedgehog
Mortar_(weapon)
English soldier and inventor
Major. Other staff at MD1 included Stewart Blacker who was brought in after his privately invented Blacker Bombard was taken on for official development.
Stuart_Macrae_(inventor)
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Look up blacker in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Blacker may refer to: Carlos Blacker ("C.P. Blacker", 1895–1975), British war hero, psychiatrist and
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Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife Pattern 1907 bayonet Smatchet Kukri Blacker Bombard – spigot mortar firing round. Issued for home defence only Rifle, Anti-Tank
List of World War II weapons of the United Kingdom
List_of_World_War_II_weapons_of_the_United_Kingdom
1940s shipboard multi-barrel anti-submarine mortar weapon of British origin
in the Blacker Bombard 1.1-inch (29 mm) Spigot Mortar, and it was also used in the later PIAT anti-tank weapon. The adaptation of the bombard for naval
Hedgehog_(weapon)
1966 document by Mao Zedong
Bombard The Headquarters – My Big-Character Poster (Chinese: 炮打司令部——我的一张大字报; pinyin: Pào dǎ sīlìng bù——wǒ de yī zhāng dàzì bào) was a short document written
Bombard_the_Headquarters
Village in Norfolk, England
Notably it has four Norcon pillboxes, three loopholed walls, one Blacker Bombard pedestal and two very rare Tett turrets with underground passages.
Docking,_Norfolk
Grenade launcher
Union) — similar weapon of World War II Smith Gun – (United Kingdom) Blacker Bombard – (United Kingdom) Mackenzie, p. 20 Lampe, p. 3 Mackenzie, pp. 90–91
Northover_Projector
Noel Birch Bird's Custard – Alfred Bird Biro – László Bíró Blacker Bombard – Stewart Blacker Bloomers – Amelia Bloomer Botts' dots – Elbert Dysart Botts
List of inventions named after people
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Major. Other staff at MD1 included Stewart Blacker who was brought in after his privately invented Blacker Bombard was taken on for official development.
MD1 (military R&D organisation)
MD1_(military_R&D_organisation)
Anti-tank grenade
British anti-invasion preparations of the Second World War RPG-40 Blacker Bombard Smith Gun Northover Projector PIAT Military Training Manual No 42.
No._73_grenade
1940–1944 British Army auxiliary defence force
inherited weapons that the regular army no longer required, such as the Blacker Bombard antitank weapon, and weapons they no longer desired, such as the Sticky
Home_Guard_(United_Kingdom)
Incendiary grenade
are typically destroyed via a controlled explosion. No 73 Grenade Blacker Bombard British anti-invasion preparations of World War II Operation Outward
No. 76 special incendiary grenade
No._76_special_incendiary_grenade
Anti-tank hand grenade
preparations of World War II No. 73 grenade No. 76 special incendiary grenade Blacker Bombard Smith Gun Northover Projector PIAT Where S.T. stands for Sticky Type
Sticky_bomb
60 years). The pedestal was for a type of spigot mortar called the Blacker Bombard — effective against both tanks and personnel at ranges of about 100
British hardened field defences of World War II
British_hardened_field_defences_of_World_War_II
British Army general
development and production of Lt-Col Stewart Blacker's Blacker Bombard, the PIAT (Blacker's smaller version of the bombard) matched to a hollow charge warhead
Millis_Jefferis
British Army general
Members of the Kent Home Guard demonstrate a 'Blacker Bombard' spigot mortar during an inspection by Lieutenant General Sir Edward Schreiber, GOC South
Edmond_Schreiber
Artillery
declared to be obsolete in 1945. Northover Projector – (United Kingdom) Blacker Bombard – (United Kingdom) "We Know Our Onions" - a Dad's Army episode featuring
Smith_Gun
1992 Yugoslavian film
The Black Bomber (Serbian: Црни бомбардер, romanized: Crni Bombarder) is a 1992 Yugoslavian drama film by Serbian director Darko Bajić. It takes place
The_Black_Bomber
infantry support weapons, including the Blacker Bombard (an anti-tank spigot mortar), the Northover Projector (a black-powder mortar), and the Smith Gun (a
British anti-invasion preparations of the Second World War
British_anti-invasion_preparations_of_the_Second_World_War
Section of the War Office for guerrilla warfare during World War 2
including the close-combat anti-tank mortar known as the Blacker Bombard, devised by L. V. S. Blacker, an employee at MI(R). At the outbreak of war, MI(R)’s
Military Intelligence (Research)
Military_Intelligence_(Research)
Village in West Sussex, England
here in 1940-41 that Lieutenant- colonel Stewart Blacker invented the Spigot Mortar or Blacker Bombard a cheap and easily produced piece of anti-tank ordnance
Coates,_West_Sussex
Race riots in the US in 1967
frustrations regarding police brutality, poverty, and racial inequality within black communities. The term emphasizes the intensity and widespread nature of
Long,_hot_summer_of_1967
Russian naval unit
24 February 2022, the cruiser Moskva and the patrol ship Vasily Bykov bombarded Snake Island in the Danube Delta and captured it from its Ukrainian garrison
Black_Sea_Fleet
1355 mounted raid during the Hundred Years' War
while the citadel was ignored. The French in the citadel responded by bombarding the English with artillery. The whole of southern France was in uproar
Black Prince's chevauchée of 1355
Black_Prince's_chevauchée_of_1355
Eurasian sea northeast of the Mediterranean
29 April 2022 submarines of the Black Sea Fleet were used by Russia to bombard Ukrainian cities with Kalibr SLCMs. The Kalibr missile was so successful
Black_Sea
Oct—18 Dec Swedes hold back the Polish until 8 December, when Wolmar is bombarded with cannons. Swedes surrendered ten days later. Eighty Years' War and
List_of_battles_1601–1800
Naval watercraft designed to carry and utilize firepower
watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval
Gunboat
Ottoman naval sortie against Russian ports in WW1
was manned. Just before 06:30, Yavuz sighted Sebastopol and proceeded to bombard the port for 15 minutes. During this time she exchanged fire with the pre-dreadnought
Black_Sea_raid
1st episode of the 1st series of Black Mirror
David Lewis of Cultbox said that the society depicted was "so constantly bombarded with data that it is no longer able to process information". Emily Yoshida
The National Anthem (Black Mirror)
The_National_Anthem_(Black_Mirror)
Country primarily in North America
loyal to the Union. War broke out in April 1861 after the Confederacy bombarded Fort Sumter. Following the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863
United_States
Protected historic sites in Lancashire, England
England. Retrieved 27 November 2020. Historic England. "Spigot mortar (Blacker Bombard) position (1432881)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved
Scheduled monuments in Lancashire
Scheduled_monuments_in_Lancashire
German and Turkish battlecruiser (1912–1950)
as Yavuz Sultan Selim, usually shortened to Yavuz. By bombarding Russian facilities in the Black Sea, she brought Turkey into World War I on the German
SMS_Goeben
American artist and activist (born 1983)
a daily basis, every moment, black folks are being bombarded with images of our death ... It's literally saying, 'Black people, you might be next. You
Patrisse_Cullors
First World War allied offensive operation
bombardment. The French First Army lacked tanks and would be forced to bombard the German positions before the infantry advance began, thus removing the
Battle_of_Amiens_(1918)
German railway supergun
fortification. Seven shells fired. 11 June Fort Siberia knocked out of action. Five shells fired. 17 June Maxim Gorky Fortresses bombarded. Five shells fired.
Schwerer_Gustav
Professional army of Matthias Corvinus
ordered the installation of artillery onto the river barges as well as bombards able to shoot cannonballs ranging from 100 to 200 pounds (45 to 91 kg)
Black_Army_of_Hungary
Island in the Black Sea
navy warships attacked and captured Snake Island. It was subsequently bombarded heavily by Ukraine and recaptured within a few months, following a Russian
Snake_Island_(Ukraine)
Phase since 2022 of war ongoing since 2014
guided missile cruiser and flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, Moskva and patrol boat Vasily Bykov bombarded the island. The Russian warship instructed the
Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)
Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–present)
2006 film by Jared Hess
gold-masked wrestler champion named Ramses, giving autographs and being bombarded by paparazzi in the streets, as well as a flyer for an amateur tag team
Nacho_Libre
Land warfare force of the Confederate States
P. G. T. Beauregard military forces surrounding the city harbor began bombarding Fort Sumter on April 12–13, 1861 and forced its capitulation on April
Confederate_States_Army
Marvel Comics superhero
characters in American comics. He is the inventor of the spacecraft that was bombarded by cosmic radiation on its maiden voyage, granting the Fantastic Four
Mister_Fantastic
French band
the Irish flute or bombard. These characteristics, coming from the various influences of the band's early members (death metal, black metal, grindcore,
Aes_Dana_(band)
Soviet naval presence. On 1 December 1942, the Soviet cruiser Voroshilov bombarded Snake Island together with the destroyers Soobrazitelny and Kharkov. The
Soviet Navy surface raids in the western Black Sea
Soviet_Navy_surface_raids_in_the_western_Black_Sea
Class of Soviet light cruisers
Russian Far East and saw no combat during the war. The first four ships bombarded Axis troops and facilities after the Germans invaded the Soviet Union
Kirov-class_cruiser
Serbian actress (born 1970)
20 January 1970) is a Serbian actress known for appearing in the films Black Cat, White Cat and Public Enemies, and the TV series Big Love. Katić debuted
Branka_Katić
plan: the main fleet acts as a diversion while his squadron slips in to bombard the fortress walls. Reinhard anticipates the move and intercepts Holland
List of Legend of the Galactic Heroes episodes
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Chinese civil war incident
brought to bear on the PLA batteries. The shore batteries continued to bombard Amethyst causing more damage and casualties aboard. Some time between 10:00
Amethyst_incident
1861–1865 conflict in the United States
assets in the South. The war began on April 12, 1861, when the Confederacy bombarded Fort Sumter in South Carolina. A wave of enthusiasm for war swept over
American_Civil_War
2025 presumably AI-generated song
November 26, 2025. Ancell, Niamh (December 1, 2025). "TikTok and Instagram bombarded by "We are Charlie Kirk" memes, but where did the song come from?". Cybernews
We_Are_Charlie_Kirk
constituencies" that Clinton needed to mobilize. These voters were later bombarded by Russian operatives with negative information about Clinton on social
Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
Russian_interference_in_the_2016_United_States_elections
Type of firearm propellant
ISBN 978-0-521-60954-8. Lu, Gwei-Djen (1988), "The Oldest Representation of a Bombard", Technology and Culture, 29 (3): 594–605, doi:10.2307/3105275, JSTOR 3105275
Gunpowder
Medieval siege
Genoa provided naval support to Spanish Christian kingdoms, actively bombarding and capturing Islamic Taifa ports such as Almería (1147) and Tortosa (1148)
Siege_of_Caffa
1916 armed insurrection in Ireland
long-range gun battles. The main rebel positions were gradually surrounded and bombarded with artillery. There were isolated actions in other parts of Ireland;
Easter_Rising
Castle in Scotland
prevented the King's men from taking the castle by force, even when a bombard, a large siege cannon, was brought up from Linlithgow Palace at a cost
Threave_Castle
British soldier (1913–1998)
coastal defence piece they had laboriously dragged through the jungle to bombard the block. The mortar fired a bomb four and a half feet long that was in
Mike_Calvert
Noble family and political dynasty
captains... The battle over, we sailed beneath the walls of Gallipoli, bombarding them with missiles and calling on those within to come out and fight;
House_of_Loredan
cannon from c. 1410–1430. Mons Meg, a medieval Bombard (weapon) built in 1449. The bronze Great Turkish Bombard, used by the Ottoman Empire in the siege of
History_of_gunpowder
three civilians and wounding 19 civilians. 8 May to 2 July The PAVN began bombarding Ben Het Camp and by early June it was besieged by PAVN forces. The base
1969_in_the_Vietnam_War
2023 animated television series
episode on its YouTube channel on November 14, 2023, featuring a largely black-and-white palette and an altered soundtrack. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes
Blue_Eye_Samurai
City in Turkey
the winter of 1914–15, while during those same months the Russian navy bombarded the city a total of five times, taking 1300 lives. Especially the port
Trabzon
Component of World War 2
Soviet artillery bombarding German positions during the Battle of the Seelow Heights
Battle_of_the_Oder–Neisse
Christian Blanc (1942–), centre-right politician (UDF Party), prefect. Alain Bombard (1924–2005), Socialist Party politician. Charles Bosanquet (1769–1850)
List of people with Huguenot ancestry
List_of_people_with_Huguenot_ancestry
high-efficiency batteries. In 2015 argon-ion based plasma processing was used to bombard graphene samples with argon ions. That knocked out some carbon atoms and
Potential applications of graphene
Potential_applications_of_graphene
American far-right activist and politician
2021. Baska, Maggie (March 2, 2021). "Trump sycophant Richard Grenell bombarded with Republican transphobia after sharing trans woman's CPAC experience"
Lauren_Witzke
Changes to stars over their lifespans
produce additional neutrons. Because some of the rebounding matter is bombarded by the neutrons, some of its nuclei capture them, creating a spectrum
Stellar_evolution
Frigate of the Admiral Grigorovich class
Retrieved 6 November 2018. Grylls, George (4 April 2022). "Russian ships bombard Odesa with cruise missiles". The Times. Retrieved 5 May 2022.{{cite news}}:
Russian frigate Admiral Makarov
Russian_frigate_Admiral_Makarov
Syrian state from 1963 to 2024
Sultan Mosque after fighting for two days. The mosque was subsequently bombarded and the uprising was suppressed. In 1965, Ba'athist regime passed so-called
Ba'athist_Syria
Large-caliber gun
weapons. In 1464 a 16,000 kg (35,000 lb) cannon known as the Great Turkish Bombard was created in the Ottoman Empire. Cannons as field artillery became more
Cannon
1453 Ottoman conquest of the Byzantine capital
engineers, including a large bombard by Saruca, while one cannon was built by Orban, who also contributed a large bombard. Orban, a Hungarian (though some
Fall_of_Constantinople
1914 military campaign in Serbia
started on 28 July 1914, when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia and bombarded Belgrade. On 12 August, the Austro-Hungarian forces, led by General Oskar
Serbian_campaign_(1914)
Frigate of the Admiral Grigorovich class
September 2017. "Black Sea Fleet missile frigates to join Russia's Mediterranean task force". TASS. 25 August 2018. "Russian ships bombard Odesa with cruise
Russian_frigate_Admiral_Essen
Period in American history from 1863 to 1889
took the life of one vigilante, George Copley. Pizanthia's cabin was bombarded with three shells from a mountain howitzer belonging to Sidney Edgerton
Montana_Vigilantes
Moroccan sultanate (1666–1912)
Oujda, on August 14. At the same time, the French navy bombarded Tangiers on August 6 and bombarded Mogador (Essaouira) on August 16. In the aftermath, Morocco
Alawi_Sultanate
as Washington has supplied the Israeli government with weapons used to bombard Palestinian civilians with impunity". In October 2024, the prominent attorney
Impact_of_the_Gaza_war
2014 Japanese anime TV series
position when they killed his brother Zaratras. The three Deadly Sins get bombarded by Dreyfus's Holy Knight army on the north side of the kingdom as Hendrickson
The Seven Deadly Sins season 1
The_Seven_Deadly_Sins_season_1
Period of sociopolitical turmoil in China (1966–1976)
justification to carry out the Cultural Revolution. Mao called on young people to 'Bombard the Headquarters', and proclaimed that "to rebel is justified". Mass upheaval
Cultural_Revolution
Helium isotope with two protons and one neutron
natural nucleogenic and cosmogenic nuclide, one produced when lithium is bombarded by natural neutrons, which can be released by spontaneous fission and
Helium-3
Chinese secret society
overcome the guard and shut the heavy gates of the city; the main body bombarded and secured the arsenal; the General (all Generals were Manchus) was slaughtered
Gelaohui
situation by having "pity sex" with him. The girls try to help her out by bombarding Marcus with negative facts about Joan in the hopes that he will dump her
List_of_Girlfriends_episodes
510 tonnes of gold transferred from Republican Spain to the Soviet Union in 1936
responded that we could not do so, because the Germans would continue to bombard the port and the ship would sink, and so we must continue. Then he fled
Moscow_Gold_(Spain)
warriors struggle to overpower each other, Piccolo, Tien, Yamcha, and Krillin bombard Cell with ki blasts in a knowingly futile attempt to help, but are easily
List of Dragon Ball Z Kai episodes
List_of_Dragon_Ball_Z_Kai_episodes
since 1326 in Italy, and since 1418 in English. The word Bombardum, or "bombard", was the earliest term used for "cannon", but from 1430 it came to refer
Gunpowder artillery in the Middle Ages
Gunpowder_artillery_in_the_Middle_Ages
Default. 2023-01-02. Retrieved 2024-11-25. Barnes, Joe (2024-08-14). "Kyiv bombards Russian air base 400 miles from the border". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235
List of Russian military bases
List_of_Russian_military_bases
Japanese admiral (1884–1943)
the initiative to seek out and destroy the American carriers or further bombard various strategically important facilities on Oahu, such as Pearl Harbor's
Isoroku_Yamamoto
Armed conflict in the Horn of Africa
in what became known locally as the "Kanone Massacre". Degehabur was bombarded by artillery from nearby high ground, which was followed by a killing
1964 Ethiopian–Somali Border War
1964_Ethiopian–Somali_Border_War
the wildfires. At the airport, she reads the Vanity Fair article and is bombarded with calls and texts, including from Colin, which she ignores. She accepts
List_of_The_Affair_episodes
1957 film by Kurt Neumann
until it implodes. Gaskell, Culver, and Vera convince the Air Force to bombard Kronos with nuclear ions, which will cause the polarity to reverse. Kronos
Kronos_(film)
Overthrow of President Salvador Allende
Intelligence Agency, agents of which allegedly secured the missiles used to bombard the La Moneda Palace. The U.S. Government's hostility to the election of
1973_Chilean_coup_d'état
Second and final stage of the 1948 Palestine war
Israeli forces also used bombers for the first time in the conflict to bombard the city. Resistance was initially light, although the IDF failed to capture
1948_Arab–Israeli_War
Destroyer in the Soviet Navy
earlier, bombarding Axis positions and ferrying troops into and wounded men out of ports threatened by the Wehrmacht advance along the Black Sea coast
Soviet_destroyer_Kharkov
saved by Edward. Afterward, Tyler is desperate to make it up to her, bombarding her with constant apologies and asking her to a school dance, to which
List_of_Twilight_characters
1997 studio album by Radiohead
Yorke said: "Sentimentality is being emotional for the sake of it. We're bombarded with sentiment, people emoting. That's the Let Down. Feeling every emotion
OK_Computer
Coerced labour, mainly in the southeast Pacific
lengthy mission of HMS Diamond which bombarded and burnt numerous villages in 1885 was kept secret. HMS Opal also bombarded numerous villages in punitive expeditions
Blackbirding
US pro hockey team racism controversy
constantly bombarded with the Blackhawks logo, which represents the city's professional ice hockey team." In 2024, in an interview with CBS, one of Black Hawk's
Chicago Blackhawks name and logo controversy
Chicago_Blackhawks_name_and_logo_controversy
December 2007 Turkish incursion into northern Iraq 16-26 December Turkey bombards PKK positions in Northern Iraq. Battle of Delft 25 December Disputed
List of battles in the 21st century
List_of_battles_in_the_21st_century
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