projectiles

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Projectiles are often identifiable by the wreckage of their shell, and they can be used to determined the projectile's origin.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2023

Projectiles struck uninhabited areas in northern Iraq home to Iranian Kurdish opposition parties, Ihsan Chalabi, a local official told the Irbil-based Rudaw news agency.

From Washington Times • May 11, 2022

Projectiles have hit four other vessels in recent days with one sunk.

From Reuters • Mar. 12, 2022

"Projectiles had been landing in a certain area -- things like rocks and bottles," he said.

From Fox News • Jun. 8, 2020

History and Organization, with a Brief Notice of the different kinds of Ordnance, the Manufacture of Projectiles, &c.

From Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars. by Halleck, Henry Wager