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To: XRdsRev
1) Projectile - if explosive it is referred to as shell. If non explosive it is referred to as shot.
The terminology used in this story is correct.

As it was non-explosive, should that have been called shot and not shell?

77 posted on 06/26/2014 1:56:27 PM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: thackney

That’s about right, I don’t know what an artillerist would call a solid projectile nowadays.

In this case, where the projectile ended up on the foor, I’d guess it ricocheted and was spent. I’d expect a projectile that hadn’t ricochets would have gone right through the house.


80 posted on 06/26/2014 2:01:45 PM PDT by Fido969 (What's sad is most)
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