Sentence examples for projectile ammunition from inspiring English sources

About a minute after opening fire, Prinz Eugen scored a hit with a high-explosive 20.3 cm shell, detonating Unrotated Projectile ammunition and starting a large fire, which was quickly extinguished.

"We're going to ensure that our tank crewmen are fully capable of removing 50-pound projectiles from the ammunition rack and loading them into the main gun in a sustained manner in a combat situation," said George Wright, an Army spokesman.

In semifixed ammunition, the projectile is detachable from the cartridge case, an arrangement that allows for the size of the propelling charge to be adjusted, after which the projectile can be inserted loosely into the case.

One projectile hit the Syrian ammunition depot in the village, and others ignited fires in the dry fields.

Ammunition, the projectiles and propelling charges used in small arms, artillery, and other guns.

It usually fires a single projectile or bullet, and additional ammunition may be available in a revolving mechanism or magazine.

Projectile weapons often have selectable ammunition types with varying effects; for example, the "dart pistol" may fire either explosive needles or tranquilizers.

The Germans designed a gun with a bore actually tapering in diameter from breech to muzzle, and for ammunition they constructed a projectile with a tungsten core and a soft metal body that would deform and squeeze in the reducing bore.

The present paper describes the potential benefits from the replacement of lead in the primer and in the projectile of a 9 mm calibre ammunition.

In a search of his home in March, federal and state agents found more than 100 automatic weapons, ammunition, grenade launchers and projectiles.

Though almost anything could be thrown, spherical projectiles of cut stone were the preferred ammunition.