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10 animals used as weapons of war

New Delhi: We know about destructive weapons being use for war. Guns, rifles, tankers etc have been used by man to win battles. But this, might sound bizarre, man has also trained animals for war.As

India TV News Desk Updated on: November 15, 2013 6:35 IST

9. Dead Rat bomb








Dead rats were prepared for use by the British Special Operations Executive in World War II against Germany.

Rat body cavities were filled with plastic explosives, to be left in locations such as factories where, it was hoped, the stoker tending a boiler would likely dispose of the unpleasant discovery by shoveling it into the furnace, causing it to explode.

The rats contained only a small amount of explosive; however, a puncture of a high-pressure boiler could trigger a devastating Boiler explosion.

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