Spot the Anachronism

Answers for 2026-11-13

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Scene: A British trench on the Somme, autumn 1916

Fits: An officer's trench watch. Trench (wrist) watches came into military use in World War I.
Fits: Gas masks. Modern gas masks were developed during World War I.
Fits: A tank rolling forward. Tanks first went into battle at Flers-Courcelette on 15 September 1916.
ANACHRONISM: A walkie-talkie. Walkie-talkies came out of R&D begun in 1940; Hings' model was in military service by 1942.