What is Shrapnel?
[[File:Shrapnel shell.gif|thumb|230px|Anti-personnel artillery shrapnel which consists of a large number of individual [[bullet]]s.]] '''Shrapnel''' is small chunks of broken objects, such as [[concrete]] and [[metal]], that is around an [[explosive]], usually as part of a [[container]]. When the explosive goes off, the shrapnel flies out in all directions with a similar effect to a [[bullet]]. [[Nail bomb]]s work like this.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1563715/Nail-bomb-explodes-outside-primary-school.html Nail bomb explodes outside primary school, ''The Telegraph''.]</ref> ==Related pages== *[[Gunpowder]] *[[Weapon]] ==Notes== {{reflist}} [[Category:Explosives]] {{military-stub}}