For much of history cannon had fired roundshot, iron projectiles whose weight classified the gun: a 9-pdr, for instance, fired a shot weighting nine pounds. Some weapons, though, like 6 inch or 9.2 ...

A Russian attack drone with a "high-explosive warhead" struck the Chernobyl power plant in the early hours of Friday, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. It damaged the shelter protecting ...

Footage shows the moment the British Army exploded a Victorian-era artillery shell found at a beauty spot. The 3-inch Armstrong high explosive shell was found by a member of the public in the ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's armed forces only have around 20,000 high explosive artillery shells left, magazine Der Spiegel wrote on Monday citing confidential defence ministry papers prepared to ...

SHELLS are not just found at the beach, they also refer to a crucial part of warfare. A shell, shortened from bombshell, is a projectile containing explosives or ...

Seoul’s sudden interest in advanced anti-ship artillery appears to be linked to heavy North Korean naval investments. South Korea continues its march toward becoming a major weapons producing and ...

ON June 24, 1916, British artillery unleashed the preliminary bombardment to the Battle of the Somme. Soldiers of the 15th West Yorkshire Regiment (the Leeds Pals) witnessed Armageddon. Guns rumbled ...

The bomb disposal teams were first called to deal with a mark six sea mine A bomb disposal team called to deal with a sea mine uncovered a second explosive as they cleared the first. They were first ...

For much of history cannon had fired roundshot, iron projectiles whose weight classified the gun: a 9-pdr, for instance, fired a shot weighting nine pounds. Some weapons, though, like 6 inch or 9.2 ...

What does shelling mean in war? Shelling is another way to describe heavy bombing of an area. Normally you can find fragments or shell casing around the location which has been bombed. It is a common ...

The bomb disposal teams were first called to deal with a mark six sea mine A bomb disposal team called to deal with a sea mine uncovered a second explosive as they cleared the first. They were first ...