To: Aarchaeus; Portcall24
"Wow!! The SHELL went three miles! No telling how far the projectile went!" Technically speaking, artillery projectiles are correctly referred to as, "shells."
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06/26/2014 12:59:04 PM PDT by
Joe 6-pack
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To: Joe 6-pack
Hence the terms “being shelled” or “shelling”.
What others are calling shells are actually casings.
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