high explosive shell

Do you remember the high explosive shell business in 1915?"

They also fired high explosive shells on trenches at Point 630.

A high explosive shell was designed for the 2-pdr but never produced.

They continued their bombardment with high explosive shells for the remainder of the two hours.

On the other side, the 4.5 inch gun was criticized for insufficient power of its high explosive shell.

It was admitted that high explosive shells were dangerous.

While doing so, he was mortally wounded by an enemy high explosive shell.

He was hit by a fragment of a High Explosive shell and killed instantly.

Due to its complexity it was dropped in favour of the simple high explosive shell.

Presses also permitted "safer" manufacturing of high explosive shells.

The guns were also capable of firing 405.9 kg (894.8 lb) high explosive shells.

However, a shrapnel shell functions differently from a high explosive shell.

Her boilers, pierced by high explosive shell, burst and tore her in half.

Scott's first priority was to devise a high explosive shell, easy to manufacture and with a suitable fuse.

Initially they were nothing more than a buried high explosive shell or mortar bomb with its fuze upright.

A particular tactical limitation was the lack of a high explosive shell for the main armament-these existed but were never supplied.

In 4 hours, probably 500 000 pieces of 76 mm (3") -high explosive shells were discharged.

When several high explosive shells burst the Doughboys took refuge in a shack.

By 1942, after authorization had been sought and granted to use high explosive shells, the new M2 model was being built with stronger barrels.

Then the American destroyers closed in, switching to ordinary high explosive shells and aiming at her waterline.

He engaged the enemy with high explosive shells before leading his force into the village, carrying the infantry on his tanks.

A High Explosive shell was produced so that the gun could be used against unarmoured targets as well.

"Little guns, firing high explosive shells.

Prior to that, armor was designed to stop machinegun fire and High Explosive shell fragments.

Their 13-pounder high explosive shells burst among the rocks of the German position causing forty Germans to quickly surrender.