My first experience with the use of the word "shrapnel" to mean shell fragments was in Normandy about D plus 2. The 4th Infantry Division had landed on Utah Beach on D-day with surprisingly light opposition, but as we turned north toward Cherbourg we ran into rough going that was to cost the division over 5, battle casualties in the next three weeks.
A surgeon mentioned to me that one of our regiments, the 22d Infantry, was having particularly high losses from shrapnel wounds. As division artillery commander, I was very much interested.
Were the Germans using what we regarded as an obsolescent type of ammunition? Or did they have an improved variant of it? I visited the regiment and asked questions everywhere. No one knew of anyone wounded by shrapnel. When I hunted up the surgeon who had first mentioned shrapnel, and told him that practically all the casualties in the 22d were from shell fragments, he said, "That's what I told you.
Since then I have frequently noticed the misuse of "shrapnel" by newspaper men, radio commentators and historians Shrapnel's refinement carried the shell intact to the enemy's lines, where it detonated above the heads of the troops with much more devastating effect. The British army, not quick to embrace innovation, did not adopt Shrapnel's invention until It saw early action against the Dutch in Suriname but really came into its own after the Duke of Wellington demonstrated its effectiveness against Napoleon's army at several engagements, including the Battle of Waterloo.
Henry Shrapnel , by then a captain, was rewarded with a promotion to major and soon thereafter to lieutenant colonel. His reactors are also used to power his suits, so if they were susceptible to damage by EMP, his time as a superhero would be effectively over with one timely blast.
Actually yes — but only slightly. In the comics, Tony did build a device to keep his heart beating after it was injured by shrapnel — but instead of being the sleek, compact arc reactor, it was a bulky chest plate that he needed to wear at all times to keep himself alive. Despite the advent of new technologies like aircraft, machine guns, and armored vehicles, artillery was the primary weapon of World War 1. Artillery was the primary threat to ground troops in the war and was the main reason for the development of trench warfare.
Such grenades usually weigh no more than 2 pounds 0. The amendments made it illegal to possess "destructive devices," which includes grenades. Thus, in conclusion, it's hard to make a grenade explode just by shooting a normal handgun at it, but with a powerful enough sniper rifle, it's possible to penetrate deep enough into the main charge and make a grenade explode with a single, well-placed shot!
Canister shot has been used since the advent of gunpowder-firing artillery in Western armies. However, canister shot saw particularly frequent use on land and at sea in the various wars of the 18th and 19th century. Canister is still used today in modern artillery. Grapeshot: History. This is an example of ammunition used in artillery during the War of Fragments from shells or bombs. Now the usual sense. Small fragments of anything, esp. Australian and New Zealand. In the First World War —18 : tattered French bank notes of low denomination.
Now historical and rare. Originally Australian and New Zealand. Coins, esp. Not used in the United States. General attributive , as in sense 1 shrapnel barrage , shrapnel bullet , etc. Instrumental, typically with reference to damage inflicted by shrapnel, as shrapnel-crippled , shrapnel-damaged , shrapnel-scarred , etc.
Obsolete rare transitive to bombard as though with shrapnel. Sort by: Entry Date. All rights reserved. Oxford English Dictionary The definitive record of the English language. Quick search:. Text size: A A. Keywords: On Off. Quotations: Show all Hide all. Pronunciation: Brit.
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