Statistics for Military History Vocabulary

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Definition	Letter	Word	% Correct
German "lightning war" during WWII	B	Blitzkrieg	94%
Self-propelled missile which travels underwater	T	Torpedo	93%
Group of about 5,000 Roman soldiers	L	Legion	89%
Blade attached to the end of a firearm	B	Bayonet	88%
Type of firearm commonly used from 1600 to about 1850	M	Musket	83%
A pilot who shoots down 5 enemy aircraft	A	Ace	81%
Flammable liquid that sticks to the skin. Invented by the U.S. in 1942.	N	Napalm	81%
Powerful, easy-to-use bow that fires bolts	C	Crossbow	77%
Combatant who uses irregular tactics to fight a larger, more powerful force	G	Guerrilla	77%
Firearm that replaced the above. Has grooves to "spin" the bullet.	R	Rifle	76%
Type of sword used by samurai	K	Katana	75%
A knight's assistant	S	Squire	75%
Most powerful type of warship prior to the aircraft carrier	B	Battleship	71%
Powerful type of catapult from the Middle Ages	T	Trebuchet	66%
Either a large Scottish sword or a U.S. land mine	C	Claymore	54%
Rectangular formation of spearmen in ancient Greece	P	Phalanx	53%
Very long spear. Once the favorite weapon of the Swiss	P	Pike	53%
Byzantine weapon similar to the above	G	{Greek} Fire	48%
Warship propelled by rows of oarsmen	G	Galley	40%
A victory that is so costly it is like a defeat	P	{Pyrrhic} Victory	39%
Combat engineer. Originally a trench digger.	S	Sapper	30%