What is Flame fougasse?
A '''flame fougasse''' ('''fougasse''' or '''foo gas''') is a type of [[land mine|mine]] or [[improvised explosive device]]. It uses an [[explosive]] charge to put burning [[liquid]] onto a target.<ref>Dear, Ian & Foot M.R.D. 2001. ''The Oxford companion to World War II''. Oxford University Press, p296. {{ISBN|978-0-19-860446-4}}</ref><ref>Chamber's encyclopaedia, 1963.</ref> The flame fougasse was developed in [[Britain]] as an anti-tank [[weapon]] in the [[World War II]] invasion crisis of 1940. During that period, about 50,000 flame fougasse barrels were put in some 7,000 batteries. Most were in southern [[England]] and some in [[Scotland]].<ref>Banks, Donald 1946. ''Flame over Britain''. Sampson Low, Marston, p38</ref> Although never used in combat in Britain, the design saw action later in [[Greece]]. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Weapons]] [[Category:World War II]]