Illuminating grenades — searchlights suspended by a parachute — for night warfare. From the Scientific American War Book: The Mechanism and Technique of Warfare Compiled and Edited by Albert A. Hopkins.

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Searchlights fired by infantrymen. Illuminating grenades disclosing a charge. An illuminating grenade (Hale's patent) is fired from a rifle. Four of the grenades have just burst in the air and their lights, 'held' by parachutes, are falling. The three men in the right foreground have illuminating grenades on their rifles, ready for firing. The rifle is not held at the shoulder, but its butt is rested against the ground; this because the recoil would be rather too much for the man's shoulder.

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"Illuminating grenades — searchlights suspended by a parachute — for night warfare. From the Scientific American War Book: The Mechanism and Technique of Warfare Compiled and Edited by Albert A. Hopkins."

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By courtesy of the Illustrated London News.



Searchlights fired by infantrymen. Illuminating grenades disclosing a charge. An illuminating grenade (Hale's patent) is fired from a rifle. Four of the grenades have just burst in the air and their lights, 'held' by parachutes, are falling. The three men in the right foreground have illuminating grenades on their rifles, ready for firing. The rifle is not held at the shoulder, but its butt is rested against the ground; this because the recoil would be rather too much for the man's shoulder.

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Saturday, February 19, 1916

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Scientific American, technology, Scientific American War Book, illuminating grenade, grenade, searchlight, Veery light