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A shell, in a modern military context, is a projectile whose payload contains an explosive, incendiary, or other chemical filling. Originally it was called a bombshell, but "shell" has come to be unambiguous in a military context. A shell can hold a tracer.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNT removed the need for a pressure-holding casing | instance of | The advent of high explosives | 0.80 | text |
| so the casing of later shells only needed to contain the munition | instance of | The advent of high explosives | 0.80 | text |
| and | instance of | The advent of high explosives | 0.80 | text |
| if desired | instance of | The advent of high explosives | 0.80 | text |
| to produce shrapnel | instance of | The advent of high explosives | 0.80 | text |
| 20 mm to 30 mm cannon | instance of | with a red ring behind the nose to indicate the shell had been filled.Mine shellThe mine shell is a particular form of HE shell developed for use in small caliber weapons | 0.80 | text |
| the M687 Sarin gas shell | instance of | In some cases | 0.80 | text |
| the payload is stored as two precursor chemicals which are mixed after the shell is fired | instance of | In some cases | 0.80 | text |
| 20 mm to 30 mm cannon | instance of | Mine shellThe mine shell is a particular form of HE shell developed for use in small caliber weapons | 0.80 | text |
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