Shimose developed a new explosive based on a form of picric acid used by France as melinite and by Britain as lyddite.
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The British version was called " " Lyddite " " after the town of Lydd where it was first manufactured.
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Yellow smoke indicated simple explosion rather than detonation, and failure to reliably detonate was a problem with lyddite, especially in its earlier usage.
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This was well suited to Lyddite filling, but it was found that Amatol with more than 40 % ammonium nitrate did not pour well.
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Since 1888, Britain started manufacturing a very similar mixture in Lydd, Kent, under the name "'lyddite " '.
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In 1914, the standard HE used by UK artillery was Lyddite, a formulation based on picric acid, this was a powerful explosive but expensive.
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The German armed forces adopted it as a filling for artillery lyddite-filled shells tended to explode upon striking armour, thus expending much of their energy outside the ship.
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From 1919 into the 1930s a less sensitive and safer version of Lyddite named "'Shellite "', consisting of 70 % Lyddite and 30 % dinitrophenol was used in naval AP shells.
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From 1919 into the 1930s a less sensitive and safer version of Lyddite named "'Shellite "', consisting of 70 % Lyddite and 30 % dinitrophenol was used in naval AP shells.
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There were five types of shell on the Fort Rodd manifest in 1897 : High Explosive ( Lyddite ), Armour-piercing, Common Pointed ( for non-armoured maritime targets ), and Shrapnel.
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