A shell, in a military context, is a projectile whose payload contains an explosive, incendiary, or other chemical filling. Originally it was called a...
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propelling force, which means the projectile (the ball) will travel farther. See pitching, bowling. Many projectiles, e.g. shells, may carry an explosive charge...
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Armour-piercing ammunition (redirect from Armour-piercing shot and shell)
of the complete projectile; when this is used, the projectile is called a shell, not a shot. The high-explosive filling of the shell, whether fuzed or...
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projectile with more inertia. It is also a consideration that the lower recoil makes them unsuitable to be fired from the same gun as standard shells...
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Sabot (firearms) (redirect from Discarding sabot shells)
propellant gases behind a projectile, and also keep the projectile centered in the barrel, when the outer shell of the projectile is only slightly smaller...
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up shelling in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shelling may refer to: Shell (projectile), explosive used in wars Searching for seashells Shelling (topology)...
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The Long Range Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP) is a canceled precision guided 155 mm (6.1 in) naval artillery shell for the U.S. Navy's Advanced Gun System...
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Ballistic caps are used on a great variety of projectiles other than APCBC shells and exist to allow the projectile or cap underneath to have a less aerodynamic...
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game Shell, Ecuador Shell, Worcestershire, England Shell, Wyoming, United States Shell Lake (disambiguation), several places Shell (projectile), an explosive...
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independent propulsion. This gives the projectile greater speed and range than a non-assisted ballistic shell, which is propelled only by the gun's exploding...
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