shrapnel shell

Shrapnel shells were anti-personnel artillery munitions that carried many individual bullets close to a target area and then ejected them to allow them to continue along the shell's trajectory and strike targets individually. They relied almost entirely on the shell's velocity for their lethality.

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BL 5 inch shrapnel shells Mk III & Mk IV diagrams

111-SC-43835 - NARA - 55246448

RML 10 inch Shrapnel studless shell Mk I diagram

111-SC-43836 - NARA - 55246450

111-SC-43837 - NARA - 55246452

RML 2.5 inch mountain gun projectile diagrams

QF 13 pounder shrapnel round Mk I diagram 1905

BL 6 inch Howitzer Shrapnel Shell Mk I Light

Sectioned British 18-pounder shrapnel round photograph

QF 3.7 inch mountain howitzer shrapnel shell diagram

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Tesauro Museus page@		Wikidata
commons	image		BL 5 inch shrapnel shells Mk III & Mk IV diagrams		Commons
commons	image		111-SC-43835 - NARA - 55246448		Commons
commons	image		RML 10 inch Shrapnel studless shell Mk I diagram		Commons
commons	image		111-SC-43836 - NARA - 55246450		Commons
commons	image		111-SC-43837 - NARA - 55246452		Commons
commons	image		RML 2.5 inch mountain gun projectile diagrams		Commons
commons	image		QF 13 pounder shrapnel round Mk I diagram 1905		Commons
commons	image		BL 6 inch Howitzer Shrapnel Shell Mk I Light		Commons
commons	image		Sectioned British 18-pounder shrapnel round photograph		Commons
commons	image		QF 3.7 inch mountain howitzer shrapnel shell diagram		Commons