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OCR: Erplosive Shells in Battle About Erplosive Shells Before explosive shells were deve loped there was orly "shot, hea nonexp] losive projectiles like cannonballs. Explosive shells, which came into use during the 1830s. were more like bombs Fired from big guns, they could nat orly pierce their targets, but could als blow therm to bits. The destructive pawer of this type f ammunition against ships was drama atically demonstra ted during the Crimean War, when a Russian fleet used 3. demolish a Turkish squa dron onlv durine also power ammurition Hoeeem Russiar