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Old 05-05-08, 00:20
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Default Great Panjandrum

This one gets my vote!
During WW2, the Royal Navy's Department of Miscellaneous Weapon Development. (DMWD aka "Wheezers and Dodgers") was a highly irregular group of scientists and engineers gathered together to develop innovative weapons outside of normal channels. One of these was the "Great Panjandrum" This was a device designed to blow holes in coastal fortifications. It consisted of an explosive filled drum fitted with a 10 foot diameter wheel on either end. The wheels had cordite rockets attached for propulsion. The Great Panjandrum was to be launched from a landing craft, roar up the beach, hit the target and then explode. It was guided by two cables which operated brakes on each wheel.

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