In military context, caisson is a carrier of artilleryammunition. Historically, artillery refers to any engine used for the discharge of projectiles during war. ... Boxes of ammunition clog a warehouse in Baghdad Ammunition is a generic military term meaning (the assembly of) a projectile and its propellant. ...
The song "The Caissons Go Rolling Along", written during the occupation of the Philippines by the United States of America refers to these; the version adopted as the United States Army's official song has, among other changes, replaced the word caissons with Army. The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ...
The city of Luxembourg's formidable fortifications, constructed by the famous military engineer Marshal Vauban, were considered "the Gibraltar of the North", and neither side could tolerate the other controlling such a strategic location.
Douay himself was killed in the early afternoon when a caisson of the divisional mitrailleuse battery exploded near him.
Germans generally agreed that the outcome of the war was certain and that France could not reverse the military situation in her favor.
In ancient Greece breath-hold divers are known to have hunted for sponges and engaged in military exploits.
In all these devices the diver breathes air at the same pressure as the surrounding water pressure, and so is at risk for decompression problems (bends, air embolism, etc.) if ascent is too fast.
In this prototype of closed circuit scuba, which is the forerunner of modern closed circuit scuba units used by military divers, carbon dioxide is absorbed by rope soaked in caustic potash, so that exhaled air can be re-breathed (no bubbles enter the water).
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