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| Keywords: Sectioned British 18-pounder shrapnel round photograph.jpg Schnittmodell eines britischen Schrapnells mit Korditschnüren eines Ordnance QF 18 Pfünders aus der Zeit des Ersten Weltkrieges <br>Foto selbst im Canadian War Museum in Ottawa Kanada aufgenommen Photograph of sectioned British 18 pounder field gun shrapnel round World War I Exhibit is on display at the Canadian War Museum Ottawa Catalogue information <br>Artifact Number 20020045-592 <br>Museum CWM <br>Place of Use Country - United Kingdom Municipality - no entry <br>Place of Origin Country - no entry Municipality - no entry <br>Inscription 18 PR II 48 <br>Measurements Height 8 5 cm Length 12 5 cm Width 57 0 cm <br>Events 1914-1919 First World War <br>Service Component British Expeditionary Force <br>Category 05 tools and equipment for science and technology <br>Sub-category E140 armament ammunition <br>Caption Artillery Shell 18-pounder <br>Additional Information corrected This cutaway of an 18-pounder shell reveals the shrapnel balls which were embedded in resin to hold them in a stable position The fuze in the nose was time set to ignite the powder charge in the cavity in the base of the shell as it approached the target At this point the shell was usually angling towards the ground This small explosion propelled the balls forward out of the case and they spread apart in a cone at increased velocity forward and towards the ground The effect was of a large shotgun blast fired from in front of and above the target The usual target was barbed wire defences and troops <p>In the cartridge below the shell is a simulated bundle of cordite the propellant charge which fired the shell Shrapnel shell QF 18 pounder Artillery at the Canadian War Museum QF 18 pounder ammunition Ammunition World War I artillery ammunition QF 18 pounder Cordite Sectioned artillery ammunition QF 18 pounder | ||||
