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Sauterelle
French soldiers with a Sauterelle, circe 1915
Type Crossbow Place of origin France In service 1915–1916 Used by France, United Kingdom Wars World War I Produced 1915-1916 Mass 24 kg (53 lb ) Crew 2 Effective firing range 110–140 m (120–150 yd )
The Arbalète sauterelle type A Sauterelle [so.tʁɛl] grasshopper ), was a bomb -throwing crossbow used by French and British forces on the Western Front during World War I . It was designed to throw a hand grenade in a high trajectory into enemy trenches . It was initially dismissed by the French Army but General Henri Berthelot thought it had practical value.[1]
It was lighter and more portable than the Leach Trench Catapult , but less powerful. It weighed 24 kg (53 lb ) and could throw an F1 grenade or Mills bomb 110–140 m (120–150 yd ).[2]
The Sauterelle replaced the Leach Catapult in British service until they were replaced in 1916 by the 2 inch Medium Trench Mortar and Stokes mortar .[3]
References [ edit ]
^ Glenn E. Torrey (2001). Henri Mathias Berthelot: soldier of France, defender of Romania . Center for Romanian Studies. p. 119. ISBN 978-9739432153
^ "Experimental Section" (PDF) . The Royal Engineers Journal . 39
^ Hugh Chisholm (1922). The Encyclopædia Britannica: The New Volumes, Period 1910 to 1921 Inclusive, Volume 1 . Encyclopædia Britannica Company Limited. p. 470.
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