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of the complete projectile; when this is used, the projectile is called a shell, not a shot. The high-explosive filling of the shell, whether fuzed or

A muzzleloader is any firearm in which the user loads the projectile and the propellant charge into the muzzle end of the gun (i.e., from the forward,

casings, propellants, and projectiles, the 7P39 integrates all components into a single unit, eliminating the need for ejected shell casings. This design is

The XM-736 8-inch projectile was a binary howitzer round that was designed to carry the nerve agent VX. After the suspension of the testing in 1982, models

number of smaller projectiles loosely packaged in a tin or brass container, possibly guided by a wooden sabot. The later shrapnel shell contained similarly

wadding inside the shell and scatter upon leaving the barrel, which is usually choked at the muzzle end to control the projectile scatter. This means

The M121/A1 155 mm projectile was a chemical artillery shell designed for use by the U.S. Army. It was designed to be used with approximately 6.5 lb (2

The W79 Artillery-Fired Atomic Projectile (AFAP), also known as XM753 (Atomic RA), was an American nuclear artillery shell, capable of being fired from

The M110 155 mm projectile is an artillery shell used by the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps. The M110 was originally designed as a chemical artillery

jacket (FMJ) bullet is a small-arms projectile consisting of a soft core (often lead) encased in an outer shell ("jacket") of harder metal, such as gilding

the primer, propellant and projectile together as a unit. Instead, the propellant and primer are fitted to the projectile in another way so that a cartridge

guided missile technology. Development of the Gun Launched Guided Projectile - Arrow Shell was initiated by the U.S. Navy's Naval ordnance Laboratory (NOL)

using a projectile with a low mass and large base area in the gun barrel. Firing a small-diameter projectile wrapped in a lightweight outer shell, called

The RP-3 (from Rocket Projectile 3 inch) was a British air-to-ground rocket projectile introduced during the Second World War. The "3 inch" designation

defines a standard 155mm projectile with a 23 litre combustion chamber volume. NATO is now pushing from standardised artillery shell to sharable ammunition

independent propulsion. This gives the projectile greater speed and range than a non-assisted ballistic shell, which is propelled only by the gun's exploding

had been solved. By August the length of the projectile had increased 2 inches (51 mm) to improve the shell's ballistic characteristics and the weight increased

A shotgun slug is a heavy projectile (a slug) made of lead, copper, or other material and fired from a shotgun. Slugs are designed for hunting large game

barrel blockage or fit in a firearm or airgun created by a deformed soft projectile. A bullet or pellet made of soft material and often with a concave base

animal jaws, socketed antler projectile points, “golf-tee”-style antler projectile points and celt-like antler scrapers Shell artifacts - beads, pendants

Ballistic caps are used on a great variety of projectiles other than APCBC shells and exist to allow the projectile or cap underneath to have a less aerodynamic

the projectile and stabilize its flight. The shell is stabilized for yaw in the barrel by a smaller bourrelet band near the front of the projectile. This

allows the shell to make its final approach at an angle; demonstrated in August 2018 and deployed shortly thereafter. Increment II "Smart" projectile for moving

The Long Range Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP) is a canceled precision guided 155 mm (6.1 in) naval artillery shell for the U.S. Navy's Advanced Gun System

allows the shell to make its final approach at an angle; demonstrated in August 2018 and deployed shortly thereafter. Increment II "Smart" projectile for moving

the internal surface of a firearms's barrel for imparting a spin to a projectile to improve its aerodynamic stability and accuracy. It is also the term

Eden Points are a form of chipped stone projectile points associated with a sub-group of the larger Plano culture. Sometimes also called Yuma points, the

nuclear artillery shell designed for use in the 8-inch (203 mm) M110 howitzer and M115 howitzer. A total of 2,000 W33 projectiles were produced, with

easily categorized Antler artifacts – a socketed and tanged projectile point Shell artifacts – shell spoons (subdivided into variants based on method of manufacture)

hemispheres driven together to make a supercritical sphere, typically a hollow projectile is shot onto a spike, which fills the hole in its center. Its name is

Projectile Development Establishment of the Ministry of Supply at Fort Halstead. These were generally similar in layout to contemporary mortar shells

time, spinning a shell was the most standard method to obtain good accuracy, as with any rifled gun. Most hollow charge projectiles are fin-stabilized

America's prehistoric population, as it is particularly easy to work into projectile points, knives, and scraping tools. Materials from Knife River quarries

Folsom points are projectile points associated with the Folsom tradition of North America. The style of tool-making was named after the Folsom site located

subcaliber piston at the back of the shell was inserted into the launcher's barrel for firing. The M388 atomic projectile was mounted on the barrel-inserted

Glacial Kame sites frequently yields few projectile points — some of the most important sites have yielded no projectile points at all — and their few points

In archaeological terminology, a projectile point is an object that was hafted to a weapon that was capable of being thrown or projected, such as a javelin

1962. The projectile is Maraging steel.[citation needed] Country of origin: Soviet Union Projectile dimension: 410 mm 10: 1 L/d Projectile weight (including

8 in) or 81 mm (3.2 in) caliber. Instead of a standard mortar bomb, the projectile was a tube containing seven individual mines, each approximately 11/16ths

rocket-assisted projectiles. It is now a fairly common option. Most (50–60%) of the drag on an artillery shell derives from the nose portion of the shell. Artillery

late prehistoric archaeological site characterized by shell-tempered pottery and triangular projectile points. The site may provide evidence of prehistoric

causes a projectile to spin, thereby allowing longer projectiles to be used, while at the same time improving accuracy. This also may make a HESH shell more

This grenade launcher consists of two elements, the discharger and the projectile. Having a diameter of 50 mm (2.0 in), it weighs about 1.5 kg (3.3 lb)

to correspond to a closed neutron shell. The below table contains various combinations of targets and projectiles which could be used to form compound

kilograms (21 lb) of smokeless powder to push a 23.49-kilogram (51.8 lb) projectile to a velocity of 950 metres per second (3,100 ft/s). Velocity was later

artifacts. Other uncommon artifacts include shell ornaments (primarily spire-removed Olivella spp. beads) and projectile points (Pinto, Gypsum, and Elko forms)

gas-check on the base of the projectile, forcing the projectile to rotate. Fig 4 shows a 10-inch studless Palliser shell Mk II with automatic gas-check

effect, as the pieces of the shell were very large and sparse in number. Shrapnel's innovation was to combine the multi-projectile shotgun effect of canister

Cannon-launched guided projectiles (CLGP) are precision-guided munitions launched by howitzers, mortars, tank guns, and naval guns. Those projectile main propulsion

known. The below table contains various combinations of targets and projectiles that could be used to form compound nuclei with Z = 120. In April 2007

described further below. Shell artifacts - including 13 shell beads, 5 shell spoons, 4 mussel shell pendants, 1 shell hoe, a unique shell mask gorget with “weeping

contained rapid expansion of high-pressure gas(es) is used to propel a projectile out of the front end (muzzle) at a high velocity. The hollow interior

toe projectile points, beamers, awls (including ulna, metapodial, scapula, spatulate, bird bone, flat splinter and spindle), a deer mandible sheller, a

guided shell is fired. The firing unit uses their 1A35K command device to send a signal via a communications link confirming the firing of the projectile to

Spring, New York. He created the first Parrott rifle (and corresponding projectile) in 1860 and patented it in 1861. Daniel Treadwell, who developed a method

depictions of war, and the presence of weapons such as obsidian blades and projectile points in the archaeological record. Warfare can also be identified from

advantage of reduced reloading time because it is far quicker to load the projectile and propellant into the chamber of a gun or cannon than to reach all the

The W9 was an American nuclear artillery shell fired from a special 280 mm howitzer. It was produced starting in 1952 and all were retired by 1957, being

A harpoon is a long, spear-like projectile used in fishing, whaling, sealing, and other hunting to shoot, kill, and capture large fish or marine mammals

Chipped stone artifacts – including projectile points, scrapers, gravers, knives and punches/awls. Of the projectile points, the most numerous category

German marking for artillery shells with pulmonary agents (chemical payload affecting the lungs). The tip of the projectile with the fuse end painted green

the weight required to resist the pressure of powder gases pushing a projectile out of the barrel. Built-up construction was the norm for guns mounted

drifts, 1 decorated/grooved awl, 1 socketed antler projectile point, 1 socketed deer metapodial projectile point, 5 mat needles, 5 counters, 11 hair pins

on the projectile. The laws which govern projectile designs are not well-defined. Certain formulae are used which give the thickness of the shell walls

sharpened and hardened tip of an arrow, which contributes a majority of the projectile mass and is responsible for impacting and penetrating a target, or sometimes

into "hot" and "cold". In hot fusion reactions, very light, high-energy projectiles are accelerated toward very heavy targets (actinides), giving rise to

cannons), or gas (e.g. light-gas gun). Solid projectiles may be free-flying (as with bullets and artillery shells) or tethered (as with Tasers, spearguns and

shell to remove a safety feature as the projectile accelerates from rest to its in-flight speed. Rotational arming requires that the artillery shell reach

certain spark effect. They are a part of all projectile-type fireworks. The most common is the aerial shell. When watching this firework, it will launch

out of their shell prior to their defeat. After defeat, their shells often remain, and can be grabbed, thrown, or bumped as a projectile to attack other

name known which will, or which may be readily converted to, expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or other propellant, the barrel or barrels

on the projectile. The pressure was allowed to bleed gradually into the barrel at a controlled rate and lower pressure to propel the projectile. Thus the

: 303  Most of the antler pieces were projectile points or pieces of unknown purpose, while nearly all of the shells were discs that were being used as beads

Clovis points are the characteristically fluted projectile points associated with the New World Clovis culture, a prehistoric Paleo-American culture. They

scraper or knife although the technique could also be adapted to produce projectile points known as Levallois points. Scientists consider the Levallois complex

: 303  Most of the antler pieces were projectile points or pieces of unknown purpose, while nearly all of the shells were discs that were being used as beads

individual shells. barrel A tube, usually metal, through which a controlled explosion or rapid expansion of gases are released to propel a projectile out of

A catapult is a ballistic device used to launch a projectile at a great distance without the aid of gunpowder or other propellants – particularly various

the typical artifact of these people — a simple, bi-facial, leaf-shaped projectile point which average about 6 cm (2.4 in) in length. These tools were used

single track of 560mm (22 in) and was to transport the 6" projectile munitions to the shell expense stores/magazines in the base of each gun emplacement

sub-field of ballistics concerned with the behavior and effects of a projectile when it hits and transfers its energy to a target. This field is usually

Mississippian culture and trading network. Initially, numerous Cahokia-style projectile points were found here, and a trading link was theorized. But more recently

from the Bering Sea to the American continent. Stone tools, particularly projectile points and scrapers, are the primary evidence of the earliest human activity

smaller high-pressure chamber to store propellant. It allows a much larger projectile to be launched without the heavy equipment usually needed for large caliber

(described below). Stone tools - including projectile points, scrapers, gravers, knives, and punches/awls. Of the projectile points, the most numerous category

Complex is the presence of small Comondú Triangular and Comondú Serrated projectile points. These points reflect the introduction of the bow and arrow into

shotguns. It is typically loaded with numerous small, spherical sub-projectiles called shot. Shotguns typically use a smoothbore barrel with a tapered

geometric acceleration due to the choice of coordinate system (a so-called shell-frame). That downward acceleration becomes coordinate if they inadvertently

careful "soft touch" disassembly fully intact D563 shell casings from M483-series 155-mm projectiles were being refilled with explosives, recycling them

shell, and wood. A type of artifact found in rivers in northern Florida is the ivory foreshaft. One end of a foreshaft was attached to a projectile point

150 projectile points, in addition to Paleo-Indian uniface tools such as scrapers and knives, found during the 1961 survey season. The projectile points

correlate to the Eva culture) include mussel shells, fire-cracked rocks, flint chips, antler tools, projectile points, and animal bones (mostly deer). Using

and a plastic sabot shell around the penetrator, and has a maximum diameter of 26 millimeters, at its base. The complete projectile assembly with its four

Denver Museum of Nature and Science. The discovery by archaeologists of projectile points in association with the bones of extinct Bison antiquus, especially

identified at the Zimmerman site. Stone tools – including 18 small triangular projectile points, 5 end scrapers, 9 flake scrapers, 6 humpback scrapers, and 2 ovate

The Simpson point is a Paleo-Indian projectile point with a wide blade noted for exhibiting a narrowed 'waist' (middle section). It also features a concave

Tracer ammunition, or tracers, are bullets or cannon-caliber projectiles that are built with a small pyrotechnic charge in their base. When fired, the

long-range, indirect fire top-attack role against armoured vehicles. The projectile was developed in 1989 by Diehl BGT Defence in Überlingen, Germany, with

between the projectile and target. These are useful in studying outer shell structure of nuclei. Transfer reactions can occur: from the projectile to the target

to this projectile being a round ball nor uses the term 2 bore in any of his writings, indicating this half pound shell was a longer projectile of cylindrical

Ruin (bowls, jars, ladles, effigies, canteens), pottery sherds, projectile points, shell beads, jewelry, blankets, and sandals. The Turley Collection contains

Sohini (11 February 2025). "Aero India 2025: DRDO unveils 155 mm ramjet projectile". Janes. Retrieved 12 February 2025. "155 MM X 52 CAL ADVANCED TOWED ARTILLERY

primer removed (but still has the projectile crimped to the casing), while a snap cap has a monolithic outer shell and is specifically designed to be

Upshot-Knothole Grable shot. Grable was a 280mm Artillery Fired Atomic Projectile (AFAP) shell fired from the "Atomic Cannon" and was viewed by a number of high-ranking

targets nearly 9 statute miles (14 km) away with solid projectiles or proximity fuzed shells, and was effective in an anti-aircraft role as well. Each

the pistol attached to the side of the blade of a shortsword or dagger. A shell guard protected the firing mechanism when it was used as a sword. These

and bone tools, including what appears to be a broken stemmed Archaic projectile point, and near the surface, he found a few ceramic sherds. Sellards first

more detail below Stone artifacts 262 chipped stone tools: including 215 projectile points (of which 104 are small triangular points); biface knives (16);

distinctive part of the Clovis culture toolkit are Clovis points, which are projectile points with a fluted, lanceolate shape. Clovis points are typically large

made 155 mm artillery shell. It carries a DPICM warhead and incorporates base bleed technology to increase its range. The projectile is capable of delivering

that of the rotating band of the projectile. This arrangement allowed the blast and gas to leak around the projectile before it cleared the tube, not only

and gathering were still part of their subsistence base. The triangular projectile points called “Madison Points” are a trait the Upper Mississippians share

twisted skeins. Early versions projected heavy darts or spherical stone projectiles of various sizes for siege warfare. It developed into a smaller precision

In physics, a projectile launched with specific initial conditions will have a range. It may be more predictable assuming a flat Earth with a uniform gravity

to 1500 A.D. Cultural artifacts recovered from the site include many projectile points and pottery shards from jars, plates, and bowls. The site was added

The Suwannee point is a large unfluted lanceolate type of Paleo-Indian projectile point that features a recurvate profile with a slightly narrowed waist

HMS Warrior (1860) was outfitted to fire molten shells. Double shot Two round shot or other projectiles loaded in one gun and fired at the same time. Double-shotting

High-Capacity Artillery Projectile (HICAP), a 155 mm two-piece artillery shell, was developed by the U.S. Army from 1992 to 1996. HICAP was part of a major

certain effigy forms found here. Other Mississippian items were many projectile points found at this site. They have concluded that from about 1000-1250

Archaic period. The Plano cultures are characterised by a range of unfluted projectile point tools collectively called Plano points and like the Folsom people

used as shotgun projectiles, or as weights Armor-piercing shot and shell, an artillery shell Buckshot, a type of shotgun projectiles Gunshot, discharge

to launch high-velocity projectiles. The projectile normally does not contain explosives, instead relying on the projectile's high kinetic energy to inflict

Florida and was typical of other Archaic cultures using triangular-shaped projectile point knives which showed notches for attaching stone implements to shafts

weapons or artillery without endangering friendly troops. Available projectiles included: Fallschirm Leuchtpatrone - This was a non-lethal parachute

A blank is a firearm cartridge that, when fired, does not shoot a projectile like a bullet or pellet, but generates a muzzle flash and an explosive sound

axial rotation to the projectile. 1 2 RML 12.5in Studless Palliser Shell Mk I with Automatic Gas-Check RML 12.5in Studless Common Shell Mk I with Automatic

The Beaver Lake point is a projectile point of the Paleoindian period, found in the United States. Archaeologists have related this point to the Dalton

self-contained cartridge which contained the projectile, gunpowder, and percussion cap all in a single shell that could be easily loaded from the breech

(2,113 chipped stone artifacts, of which 301 were tools, including 74 projectile points), 16 biface knives, 7 uniface knives, 4 gravers, 63 scrapers (of

materials by micrometeoroids. Some basic material research relies on projectile impact to create high pressure; such systems are capable of forcing liquid

rocket-engine-propelled projectile, mounting a warhead similar to that of the cannon shell. Although each "round" was heavier than the corresponding gun-fired shell, the

prolific numbers of quartz pebbles and stone tools made of flint.: 14  Projectile points from the site are largely of two types: basic triangles and a "willow-leaf"

velocity by detonating additional propellant charges behind the projectile or shell as it moved up the gun's barrel and was a distant ancestor of the

The Dalton tradition is a Late Paleo-Indian and Early Archaic projectile point tradition. It is named after S. P. Dalton, a judge who first discovered

similar munitions to: Never fire a cartridge with a loose projectile. Never extract the projectile from the cartridge case, since this would cause the safety

A sling is a projectile weapon typically used to hand-throw a blunt projectile such as a stone, clay, or lead "sling-bullet". It is also known as the

M1030 breaching round is a 12-gauge, 2+3⁄4-inch (70 mm) shell that uses a 40-gram (1.4 oz) projectile made of powdered steel, bound with wax. The Clucas Method

03 in (0.76 mm) web and gives the projectile the prescribed muzzle velocity of 2,000 ft/s (610 m/s). The M54 used a shell-destroying tracer in addition to

two artifacts—a dagger made from an elk's horn and a conch shell pendant. The conch shell came from a whelk species known as Sinistrofulgur perversum

vary based on propellant used, primers used, charge weight, projectile type, projectile seating depth, neck tension, chamber throat/lead parameters.

artifacts including projectile points, a pebble ax of fossilized wood, a chert hammerstone, and a zoomorphic effigy pipe of shell-tempered pottery. He

grenade launcher is a weapon that fires a specially designed, large caliber projectile, often with an explosive, smoke, or gas warhead. Today, the term generally

speeds, during a perfectly inelastic collision, an object struck by a projectile will deform, and this deformation will absorb most or all of the force

Röchling shells were bunker-busting artillery shells, developed by German engineer August Coenders during World War II, based on the theory of increasing

mollusk without a shell or with a very small internal shell. Slug or slugs may also refer to: Slug (coin), a counterfeit coin Slug (projectile), a solid ballistic

narrow projectile points. Bajada phase (6,750 to 5,150 years BP) – Distinguished from the Jay phase by the presence of different projectile points, different

years. Instead of extracting the projectile point from the bones, he instead cut around the bones and the embedded projectile point, removing the entire sample

8,000 BC, include Cody knives and Scottsbluff and diamond-shaped Eden projectile points. Prehistory of Colorado List of prehistoric sites in Colorado Horner

PGKs had been produced. In operation the PGK screws into the nose of the projectile much like conventional fuzes. In addition to the fuzing function it provides

narrow projectile points. Bajada phase (6,750 to 5,150 years BP) – Distinguished from the Jay phase by the presence of different projectile points, different

availability of the target and projectile materials, despite predictions favoring the 249Bk+50Ti reaction, because the 50Ti projectile is closer to doubly magic

the firing chamber with a rich oxidizer as it detonates its shell to give the projectile extra range and power. The bowcaster is a crossbow-like weapon

non-ceramic artifacts were found, which include shell hoes, bone awls, a rough chipped stone spade, projectile points, flint knives, and a pair of ground stone

There were 325 projectile points recovered from the cave, classified into 29 types. Besides looking at the features of the projectile points themselves

plastic blowout plug is placed at the centre rear of the shell casing containing the projectile and propellant, which itself is enclosed in the AT4 outer

armor penetrator (SLAP) Flechette (not necessarily a sub-caliber projectile) Shotgun shell (the wad is considered a sabot in some countries) A common method

particularly the projectile points, are still not clearly understood. It is also noted that the characteristics of the projectiles reflect a parallel

17 rockets and 26 mortar shells were towards Israel in 25 separate attacks. This represented a decline in number of projectiles fired from December 2010

the projectiles to be fired before action started. This calculation was based on the type of propellant to be used and its temperature, the projectile type

below. Stone artifacts – including projectile points, scrapers, knives, chisels, and punches/awls. Of the projectile points, the most numerous category

mechanics it describes ejection of material from a target during impact by a projectile. In planetary physics, spallation describes meteoritic impacts on a planetary

to non-spherical projectiles, which landed nose first. This enabled percussion nose fuzes, but they had to cope with the spinning shell and centrifugal

eastern Louisiana. The Tchefuncte site originally contained two oval-shaped shell middens, designated Midden A and Midden B. Midden A is about 52 meters long

four human graves and three dog graves. A number of artifacts, including projectile points and scrapers, have been obtained from the site. The first surveys

the outside of the gun is a shell replenishment gear with an extending arm which can be adjusted to collect a projectile at ground level or from the back

several eras ranging from Archaic period to the early Woodland period. Projectile points, pottery and soapstone vessels have been found here, with pottery

in the US chemical weapons stockpile. BIGEYE bomb XM-736 8-inch binary projectile LCI(M), infantry landing craft armed with 4.2 in mortar M1135 nuclear

142,000 years old. Shell beads dating to about 75,000 years ago have been found at Blombos Cave, South Africa. Specialized projectile weapons as well have

000 years ago, and shell beads dating to about 75,000 years ago have been found at Blombos Cave, South Africa. Specialized projectile weapons as well have

new cultural complex was born, the Folsom tradition,: 30  with smaller projectile points to hunt smaller animals.: 5  Aside from hunting smaller mammals

consist of ceramics, including vessels and potsherds. Bone tools and projectile points were also found, along with flake knives. Fragments from a ceramic

– including projectile points, scrapers (subdivided into variants based on manufacturing technique), knives and drills. Of the projectile points, the

principal feature is a coastal shell midden dating to the Late Woodland period. Finds at the site include projectile points, stone tools, bones, and

pound (1.1 kg) shaped charge bomb using a cartridge in the tail of the projectile. It possessed an effective range of approximately 115 yards (105 m) in

Island in Collier County, Florida. The site includes four mounds and a shell ring. It has one of the oldest known mound burials in the eastern United

new cultural complex was born, the Folsom tradition,: 30  with smaller projectile points to hunt smaller animals.: 5  Aside from hunting smaller mammals

– including projectile points, scrapers (subdivided into variants based on manufacturing technique), knives and drills. Of the projectile points, the

"Gel-to-Shell" technology, a material that reacts with elements in the air and turns the product from a soft, moldable material to a hard and durable shell.

introduction of rifling and consequent change in the shape of the projectile, exploding shells replacing solid shot, and naval engagements being fought at longer

gases are contained in the barrel for critical microseconds, and the projectile will have had time to leave the muzzle, allowing the gas to escape forward

tools, flakes, flaked tools, pointed flakes, smaller bifaces that are projectile in form, and, on rare occasions, hafted tools. Evidence of the gradual

including projectile points, scrapers (subdivided into variants based on manufacturing technique), knives, drills and scraper-knives. Of the projectile points

As a shell, or artillery-fired atomic projectile (AFAP), the device was the first of its kind. The test remains the only nuclear artillery shell ever

Gander, Terry. New York: Arco. ISBN 0668038985. OCLC 2143869. "152mm G-530 Projectile". cat-uxo.com. Retrieved 28 June 2023. Shirokorad A. B. – Encyclopedia

SK C/34 283 mm shells are in the table below: Performance of the SK C/28 at different ranges, firing a 300 kg armour-piercing projectile : List of naval

caramel that was formed from petrified wood during the Paleocene period. Projectile points and small bifaces were made from microcrystalline rock. Wall Mountain

or flèchette (/fleɪˈʃɛt/ fle-SHET) is a pointed, fin-stabilized steel projectile. The name comes from French flèchette (from \flèche), meaning "little

A gunshot wound (GSW) is a penetrating injury caused by a projectile (e.g. a bullet) shot from a gun (typically a firearm). Damage may include bleeding

the base of a studded projectile of rifled muzzle-loading ("RML") artillery, sealing the escape of gas between the projectile and the barrel. 1 2 3 RML

archaeologists also found evidence of a human cremation on the mound, as well as a projectile point. Some scholars believe the mound resembles a buzzard or vulture

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boundaries of the 80-acre (32 ha) site. This work yielded more than 100 projectile points and over 2,000 pottery fragments. A portion of the site has since

possibly blankets and ponchos. Numerous other artifacts, such as atlatls and projectile points, were also found at Windover. The occupants of Windover hunted

rectangular 10-shell fiberboard cartons. There were 12 cartons per metal-lined wooden packing crate (120 rounds). 20 mm ball Mk. I, projectile weight 0.28 lb

opposing players out of play by shooting them with spherical plastic projectiles shot from airsoft guns. Although similar to paintball in concept and

A new cultural complex was born, the Folsom tradition, with smaller projectile points to hunt smaller animals. Aside from hunting smaller mammals, people

unconfirmed The below table contains various combinations of targets and projectiles which could be used to form compound nuclei with atomic number 116. In

including projectile points, scrapers (including humpback scrapers), gravers, graver drills, knives, cores, utilized flakes and a chopper. Of the projectile points

than the more common Mississippian culture trait of using ground mussel shells. About 1450 CE distinctive central Georgian stamped and incised pottery

the explosive charge and projectile were to be loaded into the rear of the cannon. They could fire a 100-pound (45.4 kg) shell a long way out to sea; up

Shell gorgets are a Native American art form of polished, carved shell pendants worn around the neck. The gorgets are frequently engraved, and are sometimes

and 1700 AD. Finds at the site include pottery fragments, projectile points, animal bone, shell fragments, and human bone, the latter indicating the presence

Atchafalaya River. It consists of several earthen platform mounds and a shell midden situated around a central plaza. The site was visited by Clarence

multi-purpose anti-material high-explosive incendiary/armor-piercing ammunition projectile produced by Nammo under the model name NM140 MP. It is commonly referred

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fancy—fish net weights, flakes and simple pebble tools; there were no projectile points. In the upper part of the mound there were many underground structures

used in some period documentation. Charles T. James developed a rifled projectile and rifling system. Modern authorities such as Warren Ripley and James

recovered over 400 projectile points. From this large collection of identifiable projectile points, Thomas was able to identify specific projectile point styles

arrow-points, a marble pipe, Mississippian culture pottery, and numerous engraved shell gorgets and columnella pendants. Several items of European manufacture were

1942 The Fighting Vehicles Proving Establishment (FVPE), Chertsey The Projectile Development Establishment at Fort Halstead (moved to Aberporth, Cardiganshire

P2EAA P1ZAM = 1 × 155mm HE M101 Projectile with Point Detonating Fuse M51A1 P1ZAN = 1 × 155mm Casualty Gas(H) Projectile with Point Detonating Fuse M51A1

the Pensacola culture peoples used the more typical Mississippian culture shell tempering for their pottery. Using this unique combination of sand/grit/grog

counters explosively forged projectiles, as produced by a shaped charge. The counter-explosion must disrupt the incoming projectile so that its momentum is

people of the Alachua culture grew maize. Middens contain few fresh water shells, and a smaller number of animal species, compared to Cades Pond middens

component of Upper Mississippian culture. It is characterized by globular, shell-tempered pottery that is often coarse in fibre. Pieces often had a spherical

into nuclear shells yet. It has no internal structure and is held together only by the collision forces between the target and projectile nuclei. It is

3050 BC, particularly distinguished by the Mount Albion side-notched projectile. It was called by James Gunnerson, the best known early Archaic culture

with conventional ammunition and 30 km (19 mi) with rocket-assisted projectiles. It features various improvements over the PCL-09, including better firing

north to south. The fields around the mound have yielded stone chips and projectile points that are characteristic of the Adena culture. Among these points

different Sopris plain pottery. Corner-notched points are the most popular projectile points used. Basin metates were used during this time. The next period

in the area; a field close to Backusburg has long produced skeletons, projectile points, and pottery when plowed, leading to its identification as a former

machine guns. The same forces that cause the ejecta of a firearm (the projectile(s), propellant gas, wad, sabot, etc.) to move down the barrel also cause

mounds. Some of the mounds in Caloosahatchee settlements were undisturbed shell middens, but other were constructed from midden and earth materials. The

hydraulically operated rammer to automatically chamber the 200 lb (91 kg)+ projectile. These rammers were prone to breakdown and generally slowed operation

the same iron fibers and chemicals on the two shells that had been found on the center gun projectile. Said Schwoebel, "It should have ended the Navy's

8 mm) "full bore" projectile designed to test the basic problems of launching a solid-fuel artillery shell from guns. Solid shell fuel has the consistency

professional profile. While working at great speed to paint A Shell Forge at a National Projectile Factory, Hackney Marshes, London in an extremely hot environment

behind the projectile to unlock the bolt assembly and then move it rearward. Blowback operation uses the backward force applied by the projectile (due to

about one mile south of Wilsall, Montana, Bill Roy Bray found a stone projectile point and bones that were covered with red ocher. In the same area, in

the same iron fibers and chemicals on the two shells that had been found on the center gun projectile. Said Schwoebel, "It should have ended the Navy's

Council, pp. 614–615, retrieved 2010-10-29 Media related to Rowlandton Mound at Wikimedia Commons Early shell tempering in far Western Kentucky v t e v t e

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Grenade (MMHG) 155 mm High Explosive Extended Range Full Bore (Boat Tail) shell Maindeka Naval Mine Air to Ground 1000 lb bombs (High Explosive, Thermobaric)

radar or weapon tracking radar is a radar system that detects artillery projectiles fired by one or more guns, howitzers, mortars or rocket launchers and

Paleo-Indian division, marked by the use of Clovis points, the first fluted projectile points used in North America. Dent, Dutton the Drake Clovis Cache site

Indian Mound Park, also known as Shell Mound Park or Indian Shell Mound Park, is a park and bird refuge located on the northern shore of Dauphin Island

"fixed" means that the projectile and the cartridge case are crimped together. This ensures correct alignment of the projectile and the cartridge case

adjoining tidal marshes and shell mounds. The shell mounds on Roberts Island are covered by a closed canopy forest. The shell mounds on Roberts Island are

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brought there, possibly from the Natchez, Mississippi, vicinity. Only three projectile points of chipped flint were found at the site, although several objects

several critical masses of fissile nuclear material by firing a fissile projectile or "bullet" over and around a fissile "target", using a system which closely

88 mm had ammunition that weighed about 30 lb (14 kg) and was of the projectile and cartridge type. It had the same controls on both sides of the gun

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tells us that each household had stones for cracking nuts and for grinding shell and other materials." It goes on to say that "This statement would doubtless

soft material – such as leather – or shell beads. Some of the bone points, which may have been used as projectile points and hafted, were besides being

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Builders N.A.G.P.R.A. Norse colonization of North America Oasisamerica Piasa Projectile point Southeastern Ceremonial Complex Stickball Three Sisters agriculture

without complications. The 30-mm shell has twice the range, half the time to target, and three times the mass of projectiles fired by guns mounted in comparable

It must be intended to be fired from the shoulder one shell of shot (pellets) or one projectile at a time. A short-barreled rifle (SBR) is defined as:

They made cord-wrapped pottery and used smaller side-notched, triangular projectile points than other Plains tribes. Unlike other Plains people, they did

with a 48 gram projectile. The carbine load used a brown paper wrap and had powder load of 4.5 grams with a 36 gram minie ball projectile.  Argentina: Acquired

were buried in mounds, unlike the remaining population. Artifacts included shell gorgets, ear pins, and beads. Dallas peoples built "large log houses." Their

Builders N.A.G.P.R.A. Norse colonization of North America Oasisamerica Piasa Projectile point Southeastern Ceremonial Complex Stickball Three Sisters agriculture

Builders N.A.G.P.R.A. Norse colonization of North America Oasisamerica Piasa Projectile point Southeastern Ceremonial Complex Stickball Three Sisters agriculture

animals exhibiting butcher and cut marks, numerous stone Paleoindian projectile points, and carved ivory shafts. Bolen Bluff is a multicomponent site

located. Investigations at the site have produced Native American produced shell-tempered ceramics, stone tools, bone tools, and ornaments. Items of European

injured by projectile points. One specific group of nine, mostly women and children, was found showing assault by a type of chert projectile point foreign

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Builders N.A.G.P.R.A. Norse colonization of North America Oasisamerica Piasa Projectile point Southeastern Ceremonial Complex Stickball Three Sisters agriculture

stone box graves at the site. At least one example of a Nashville style shell gorget was found by Putnam during his excavations of an infant's grave,

Techsystems, Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems, and HR Textron. The missile–projectile was designed to be used as a high-velocity penetrator for line of sight

Builders N.A.G.P.R.A. Norse colonization of North America Oasisamerica Piasa Projectile point Southeastern Ceremonial Complex Stickball Three Sisters agriculture

individual components (metallic/polymer case, primer, propellant and projectile), rather than purchasing mass-assembled, factory-loaded commercial ammunition

Builders N.A.G.P.R.A. Norse colonization of North America Oasisamerica Piasa Projectile point Southeastern Ceremonial Complex Stickball Three Sisters agriculture

Island, between the mouth of the Suwannee River and Cedar Key, Florida Shell Mound (8DI42), north of Cedar Key Palmetto Mound (8LV2), north of Cedar

their local marine resources, including such locally produced items as shells and shell beads, to peoples located further up the Lower Mississippi River valley

representing at least 631 vessels) Stone tools including 245 scrapers and 198 projectile points (of which 133 were triangular Juntunen points as defined by the

Builders N.A.G.P.R.A. Norse colonization of North America Oasisamerica Piasa Projectile point Southeastern Ceremonial Complex Stickball Three Sisters agriculture

bottom of the graves often varies. Grave floors were made of stone, pottery, shell, dirt, perishables, or some combination of those materials, while the tops

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with closed turret, new stronger chassis, radar on barrel for measuring projectile trajectory and speed, NBC protected cabin and turret, automated fire-suspension

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from the Moundville area. They used the more typical Mississippian culture shell tempering for their pottery. Whereas the Fort Walton peoples, whose largest

Kentucky Project Report #4. Champaign: U of Illinois Department of Anthropology, 1987, 41. Early shell tempering in far Western Kentucky v t e v t e

occupation is a leveling of the location and pit dug and filled with 35 stone projectile points and burned organic material. This is covered over with a layer

as shell ear pins, turtle-shell rattles, shell bowls, and perforated animal bones. The infants' grave objects included columella shell beads, shell gorgets

Also, the B-13 projectile had 2.5 kg of explosives. For comparison, the 122 mm D-25T projectile had only 1.6 kg of explosives in its shell. The ammunition