artillery shell

Ammunition fired by very large caliber, long-range weaponry designed for indirect fire (i.e. artillery, battleship, cannon, howitzer, self-propelled artillery, etc.). It consists of a warhead that contains explosive, incendiary, or chemical filling, and often sharp-tipped, armor-piercing projectile.

Potentially overlaps with tank shell, which has smaller caliber in real life.

Different from mortar shell which has visible stabilizers and stubbier warhead shape.

Examples

See also

• cannonball
• mortar shell
• tank shell
• 40mm grenade
• List of Weapons

External links

• Wikipedia: Shell (projectile)

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