high-explosive incendiary shell

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• High Explosive Incendiary/Armor Piercing Ammunition — (HEIAP) is a form of shell which combines both an armour piercing capability and a high explosive effect. In this respect it is a modern version of armour piercing shell. The ammunition may also be called Semi armor piercing high explosive… …   Wikipedia

• High explosive incendiary — In warfare, High explosive incendiary (HEI) is a type of ammunition specially designed to pierce armor, fragment, and ignite readily combustible materials.High Explosive Incendiary shells (HEIS) are designed to penetrate the armor of the target… …   Wikipedia

• Incendiary ammunition — contains a compound that burns rapidly and causes fires.cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/bullets.htm|title=Bullets for Beginners|publisher=GlobalSecurity.org|accessdate=2008 04 11] World WarsOne of the first… …   Wikipedia

• Shell (projectile) — This article is about the artillery projectile. For the small arms ammunition, see Shotgun shell. Some sectioned shells from the First World War. From left to right: 90 mm fragmentation shell, 120 mm pig iron incendiary shell, 77/14 model 75 mm… …   Wikipedia

• shell — n. 1) to fire a shell at 2) to fuse a shell 3) to lob a shell (our artillery was lobbing shells into enemy positions) 4) an armor piercing; high explosive; hollow charge; incendiary; mortar; smoke shell 5) shells burst * * * [ʃel] high explosive… …   Combinatory dictionary

• Armor-piercing shot and shell — [ thumb|right|250px|Armour piercing shell of the APBC 1 Light weight ballistic cap 2 Steel alloy piercing shell 3 Desensitized bursting charge (TNT, Trinitrophenol, RDX...) 4 Fuse (set with delay to explode inside the target) 5 Bourrelet (front)… …   Wikipedia

• Improvised explosive device — Ammunition rigged for an IED discovered by Iraqi police in Baghdad in November 2005 …   Wikipedia

• Glossary of military abbreviations — List of terms, acronyms, information, related to modern armour, artillery, infantry, weapons, and related military subject matter.* AA anti aircraft * AAA anti aircraft artillery Triple A * AAAV Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle * AAD Armoured… …   Wikipedia

• Ammunition — This article is about ammunition for firearms and artillery. For the product design company, see Ammunition Design Group. A belt of 0.50 caliber ammunition loaded to a …   Wikipedia

• MG FF cannon — Infobox Weapon name=MG FF caption= origin=flagcountry|Nazi Germany type= Aircraft Cannon is ranged= Yes is bladed= is explosive= is artillery= is vehicle= is UK= service= used by= wars= World War II designer= design date= manufacturer= Ikaria… …   Wikipedia

• Bullet — This article is about firearms projectiles. For other uses, see Bullet (disambiguation). Lead soft point, boat tailed, copper jacketed bullets A bullet is a projectile propelled by a firearm, sling, or air gun. Bullets do not normally contain… …   Wikipedia