Shrapnel
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Jerarquía
Furnishings and Equipment (Hierarchy Name) > Weapons and Ammunition > ammunition
Descripción
Use specifically for the subprojectiles, usually small lead or steel bars or balls, contained in certain artillery shells designed to explode in midair, scattering the contents in every direction. May also be used generally to include the fragments of the cases of exploding shells, antipersonnel grenades, mines, or bombs.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- kartetsprojectielen [nl]
- kartetsprojectiel [nl]
- granada de metralla [es]