They Called It Britain’s “Dustbin Gun” — Then It Tore Open German Fortresses
They Called It Britain’s “Dustbin Gun” — Then It Tore Open German Fortresses During WWII, German forces mocked a strange new British weapon — a massive spigot-launched mortar that fired what looked like a dustbin. But the jokes ended fast. In this video, we reveal the incredible power of the Churchill AVRE (Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers) and its legendary 290mm “Flying Dustbin” demolition mortar — a weapon built to tear apart bunkers, pillboxes, and fortified strongpoints during the D-Day invasion and beyond.
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