shake and bake

shake and bake
 n.— «White Phosphorous. WP proved to be an effective and versatile munition.…We fired “shake and bake” missions at the insurgents, using WP to flush them out and HE to take them out.» —“Fight for Fallujah” by James T. Cobb, Christopher A. LaCour, William H. Hight Field Artillery Apr. 6, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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