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RichyBee
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A WW1 term/slang on a TV docu ive never heard...need help
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Hi there
Just finished watching a WW1 doc about all arms combat in Amiens. A report by a UK pilot described
"MG fire, flaming onions and AA artillery"...yep i was suprised too...So what did he mean by flaming onions. I heard correctly by the way!
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Incendiary shells fired from a 37mm revolving cannon (according to Wikipedia)
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Re: A WW1 term/slang on a TV docu ive never heard...need help
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It's a revolving-barrelled 37mm AA gun that fired flares. Five barrels I think.
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Hotchkiss 37mm
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You'll see the term used in pilots reports from the era.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaming_onion
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Also mentioned a lot in the 'Biggles' books by W E Johns.
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In the old game Dawn Patrol, there was a flaming onion counter.
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Below is an article on the weapon. The pictured example was evidently captured at Verdun.
http://oldbritishguns.com/the-37mm-hotchkiss-revolving-cannon
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