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Torpedo shell
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What's The Definition Of Torpedo shell?Synonyms | Synonyms for Torpedo shell: Related Terms | Find terms related to Torpedo shell: See Also | Torpedo shell In Webster's Dictionary \Torpedo shell\ (Ordnance)
A shell longer than a deck-piercing shell, with thinner walls
and a larger cavity for the bursting charge, which consists
of about 130 pounds of high explosive. It has no soft cap,
and is intended to effect its damage by the powerful
explosion which follows on slight resistance. It is used
chiefly in 12-inch mortars.
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