artillery shell
Explosive military round
An artillery shell is a large projectile fired from a cannon, howitzer, or other heavy gun.
Unlike bullets, shells are typically explosive, designed to detonate on impact or after a timed delay.
The term covers a range of munitions from high-explosive rounds to armor-piercing and illumination shells: Artillery shells cratered the hillside throughout the night.
- shrapnelScattered explosion fragments
- high explosiveRapidly detonating destructive substance
- fuseProtective melting wire
- cannonballRound artillery ammunition
- propellantSubstance creating thrust
payload · trajectory · fragmentation · blast radius · casing · bombardment · heavy guns · primer · ordnance · detonator · projectile · grapeshot · nose cone · tail fins · airburst · impact · siege weaponry · explosion
- artillerycannons, cannon, howitzers, howitzer, mortars
- ammunitionammunition, ammo, bullet, bullets, shells
- ordnancebomb, grenade, landmine, mine, mortar round
- projectile physicstrajectory, projectile motion, launch angle, velocity, gravity
- projectilesbullet, bullets, arrow, rocket, rockets
- ranged weaponsbow and arrow, crossbow, longbow, rifle, pistol
weapon function/effect
artillery shellshield
Handheld defensive armor
armor plating · defensive barrier · bunker · fortification · body armor