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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.
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What is shrapnel use in World War 2?
shrapnel is bits of flying debris commonly mettal from exploding artillery shells when they explode the mettal cassing around the shell scatters everywhere and you are likely to be hit by shrapnel
What is the furthest that modern artillery can shoot?
The large naval artillery could fire a round 23 miles. The army and coastal artillery could fire about that far. Field Artillery were not as large and had a shorter range. Modern artillery has used rocket assisted artillery shells but I'm not sure of the range of those.
What is a munitions factory?
A factory that produced ammunition, such as artillery shells, bombs, missiles is a munitions factory.
What are anti- aircraft guns?
It's generally an artillery gun designed to fire shells straight forward into the sky to shoot down aircraft. The shells generally exploded next to enemy planes. German AA guns shot down over 37,000 Allied bombers. Anti aircraft shells have flack or pieces of metal material when they explode this material flys out in many directions something similar to a fragmentation grenade
Were conventional bombs used in World War 1?
Yes, early bombs were conventional artillery shells, but by the end of the war customized bombs were in production.
What is the collective noun for shells?
The collective nouns for shells are:a broadside of shells (artillery)a salvo of shells (artillery)a midden of shells (sea)
Can artillery rounds explode in water?
Yes
What is a big gun which fires shells?
Artillery
How much do artillery shells cost?
something ugly
How is Mustard Used?
It was shot in mortars and artillery shells.
What method is used to deliver chemical warfare agents?
The most common method is in artillery shells. They can also be disbursed using aircraft.
How many shells are in a holy cow artillery firework?
12 Shells and 1 Mortar Tube
What are artillery strikes?
Artillery is the generic name for explosive shells or bullets. Thefore "artillery strikes" are the firing of "artillary" at an into specific targets and the impact and explosion of the 'artillery' at/in these targets.
Why were artillery shells invented?
They were invented due to the uselesness of cannon balls in ground battle.They were tested in England and were first used against the french.They are now developing nuke artillery shells
What does artillery fire?
most current U S military artillery fires shells with a caliber of 105mm,or 155mm.
What is shrapnel use in World War 2?
shrapnel is bits of flying debris commonly mettal from exploding artillery shells when they explode the mettal cassing around the shell scatters everywhere and you are likely to be hit by shrapnel
Where are the artillery ranges in England?
if there are shells falling around you i think you've found it.
