tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post3628666089953435906..comments2024-03-27T17:11:36.606-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: Weapons of War Early Grenades and Launcherssnielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-29782765777751256732013-08-17T06:33:12.972-07:002013-08-17T06:33:12.972-07:00This is not a "flying pig", which was a ...This is not a "flying pig", which was a much larger mortar bomb. Rather, this appears to be a crude representation (censored, perhaps?) of one of the bombs used with Mortier de 58 mm type 2, commonly called the Crapouillot, the standard French medium trench mortar in the Great War. However, the image is wrong in many details, including the launching system. For a bit more detail on the John T. Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793600870183539524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-5079114200439845142013-08-16T14:47:07.535-07:002013-08-16T14:47:07.535-07:00'torpille' - artillery; 'ailettes'...'torpille' - artillery; 'ailettes' - little wings. In search of 'Flying Pigs', I found a 'blind pig' mentioned in an overview of Trench Mortars - http://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/mortars.htm <br />Quote: "The Canadians (namely Major-General G .L. McNaughton) invented a 91 kg mortar bomb, 9.45-inch in diameter, which the Canadian infantry nick-named the &#Karanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-23897028911073595152013-08-16T10:31:37.913-07:002013-08-16T10:31:37.913-07:00Is the bottom middle a photo of the "Flying P...Is the bottom middle a photo of the "Flying Pig?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com