Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-08-05
MODERN SHRAPNEL.
DEADLY EFFECT OF THIS FEARFUL
IMPLEMENT OF WAR.


IMPLEMENT OF WAR.
What Happens When = Single Projeotils
Suddenly Bursts Into Two Hundred Sep
Arats Messengers Of Death -sheiIs and
Solid Shot.
The Improvements in modern guns
have embraced all calibers, from that Of
the small arm firing projectile only
one-third of an inch in diameter to the
monster which sends a solid piece Of
steel IL inches through and weighing
over half ton. Not only have the guns
improved, but also all their accessories,
especially powder and projeotiles The
smokeless powder of the present has
changed the conditions Of war almost
~ much az modern armament.
Keeping step with these advances
have been those made in the various
classes of projectiles. Even the smallest
of these with its case hardened bullet,
IL far ahead OF the old fashioned lead
bullet used in the small arms Of 80
years ago.
One Of the most effective Of modern
projectiles is tho shrapnel. 1t Is one Of
the forms Of case shot. The others were
the old fashioned grape and canister. A
case shot may BIO said TO be collection
of missiles In case, which breaks up
either In the gun or at some point Ia
flight, thus setting free its death deal
ing PARTICLES.
AZ soon al the case il broken each Of
these particles goes ON separate path,
and it's a sorry day for the man struck
by ono of them. All Of these falling
upon piece Of level ground would
mark out an irregular oval, whose area
varies with differing conditions. 1t has
been found that the best point to burst
the shrapnel is about six yards above
and so In front of the enemy.
Colonel Shrapnel Of the British serv-
ice first invented shrapnel In 1903. This
early form consisted simply of II spher-
ical she'll filled with bullets and burst
ing charge Of powder in the spaces be-
tween This was crude invention,
which scattered the fragments too much
and was liable to go off when not OK
peoted and not do NO when desired.
This form was improved upon during
oua ~ y. VIZ, "I t .,io ' 49,. :, on.aPnoa
of all life destroying projectiles. 1t con
sists Of three parts-the tube. the base
and the head The powder charge is In
tho base, which IL firmly attached to
tho body either by electric welding or
tbrougb tbe cont,r 81 1ho bodv H. a tuhe
,vhioh 90 aIso 1IIed With ,o,ydor ,vhIch
10 ignitnd Inv fine Fusa NJ tho noint ~ ,ha
shronnaI and carries the Are 40 the main
charge Retween 400 and 400 bullots
zoo, uron a d,.rbrng,n Jrs, ovor ,ho
nowder Charge Theae ara baId an nlaca
hv n matriy ~ rosin which a. mated
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| Shrannels ared from a orp N n;lo
away in one instance and mile and
two. thirds in the other were made TO
strike "A board target one inch thick.
The fuses were set Off by the contact
and burst the proiectilo into 200 or 300
parts, each Of which was capable of
dealing death TO any living thing in its
path. Screens were placed at indicated
distancea b.bind tho taroet Theaa NAV