A mine shell (from German: Minengeschoss, "mine shot") or high-explosive, high-capacity (HEHC) in British military nomenclature, is a military explosive...
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lyddite shells in British service were painted yellow, with a red ring behind the nose to indicate the shell had been filled. The mine shell is a particular...
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Minenwerfer Mine shell mortar Minenwerfer ("mine launcher" or "mine thrower") is the German name for a class of short range mine shell launching mortars...
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because the mine-shot was not capable of holding incendiary or tracer parts. There were also different types of high-explosive mine shell fillings with...
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The 25 cm schwerer Minenwerfer (heavy mine launcher), often abbreviated as 25 cm sMW, was a heavy mine shell launching trench mortar developed for the...
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from tubes inside under-wing rocket pods. It featured a high capacity "mine shell" equivalent warhead filled with 520 g (1.15 lb) of the explosive-mixture...
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in order to improve the rate of fire. The weapon was designed for 20mm mine shell rounds (designated the Mauser MG 213 and for 30mm rounds (the Mauser MK...
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higher effect against aircraft, especially with the introduction of mine shells for the 20 mm MG-FF/M aircraft cannon, the design was rechambered to...
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the target. High explosive incendiary/armor piercing ammunition (HEIAP) Mine shell Raufoss Mk 211 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ammunition. Live...
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however, two major ammunition types were used: mine shell and high-explosive incendiary. The mine shell was made by drawn steel (the same way brass cartridge-cases...
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