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What is the difference between a shell and a canister?
Shell was (and is) a hollow artillery shell with a bursting charge inside it. During the Civil War era, the bursting charge was gunpowder. Due to unreliable fuzes, and relatively small bursting charges, shell was nowhere near as deadly as a modern artillery shell. Canister was, however, extremely deadly. It consisted of a tin can filled with lead slugs. When filed from a cannon, it acted like a giant sawed-off shotgun, and sprayed lead balls over an arc in front of the cannon. The effective range was 200 yards, but it could be lethal to up to 400 yards.
What weapon caused the most deaths in ww1?
Artillery I would have to disagree. The most dangerous weapons commanded by man in that war would have to be the machine gun. Tens of thousands died when they went and charged into nests of them. The most dangerous weapon of nature in that war was disease. I think as many men died of disease as they did from combat deaths. Artillery, obviously, that's why steel helmets were introduced, artillery barrage would throw in the air countless stuff which then fell in the heads of the soldiers wounding them and later killing most of the wounded. Machine gun was a strong weapon but artillery was more deadly over time. If artillery was that weak and machine gun that strong, we wouldnt have seen so much artillery in WW2.
Who was the youngest soldier at d-day?
Vergil Mounts, Age 15. Medic 2nd Wave of landings. He was killed by shrapmel from an artillery shell nearby. He lied about his age using his brothers driving license.
What is sentence for artillery?
Major, you will attack the peak with your artillery unit in two hours.The US military is working on the development of fifth generation artillery.
Prior to pickets charge why did the rebels believe that the union cannons on cemetery ridge were destroyed?
They believed that there artillery had destroyed the unions artillery but in reality there artillery missed over there head.
What are artillery explosions?
An Artillery piece (large cannon) or gun firing a large calibre shell. When the shell landed this would be an artillery explosion.
How do you say shell in Samoan?
Shell as in seashell is atigi; shell as in artillery is pulufaga.
What do an artillery shell and field hospital have in common?
when an artillery shell explodes it cause injury to personnel who are then moved to a field hospital.......................
What is the difference between a shell and a canister?
Shell was (and is) a hollow artillery shell with a bursting charge inside it. During the Civil War era, the bursting charge was gunpowder. Due to unreliable fuzes, and relatively small bursting charges, shell was nowhere near as deadly as a modern artillery shell. Canister was, however, extremely deadly. It consisted of a tin can filled with lead slugs. When filed from a cannon, it acted like a giant sawed-off shotgun, and sprayed lead balls over an arc in front of the cannon. The effective range was 200 yards, but it could be lethal to up to 400 yards.
What makes artillery shells explode?
The inside of an artillery shell is filled with high explosives. At the tip of the shell there is a fuse. When the fuse hits a solid surface it ignites the main charge, causing the shell to explode.
Is there a way to trace an empty 1955 40MM Artillery Shell?
No, no records kept for fired artillery cases.
Why was an artillery shell feared?
Because it kills a lot of soldiers.
How big is the artillery gun?
The largest artillery piece currently employed by the U.S. Army is the 155mm Howitzer. Its shell diameter is 155mm and each shell weighs 43.5 kg, or about 95 lbs.
What artillery has the biggest shell?
The Russian 2S7 "Peony" self-propelled gun is the biggest tube artillery system in use anywhere in the world. It can drop a 203mm shell 37,500 meters from the muzzle.
What is a breech of a cannon?
the cannon breach is where the artillery shell is inserted for firing...................
What is a sentence with the word artillery?
Their brigade artillery fired on the German trenches with orders to land a shell every twenty yards.
What was the most deadly thunderstorm ever?
the super shell
