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starshell — star shell n. An artillery shell that explodes in midair with a shower of lights, used for illumination and signaling. * * * … Universalium
starshell — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: star (I) + shell : a West Indian turban shell (Astraea longispina) having the margin of the whorls prolonged by hollow triangular spines; broadly : any of several other members of the genus Astraea … Useful english dictionary
USS Thompson (DD-627) — USS Thompson (DD 627 (later DMS 38) was first a Gleaves class destroyer, then became an Ellyson class destroyer minesweeper. She was the second Navy ship named Thompson , and the first named in honor of Robert M. Thompson. World War IIThe keel of … Wikipedia
Carl Gustav recoilless rifle — Carl Gustaf Recoilless Rifle Carl Gustaf Recoilless Rifle Type Multi role (anti armor, anti fortification, anti personnel, illumination) … Wikipedia
Dido class cruiser — HMS Argonaut in wartime camouflage, November 1943 just after repairs at Philadelphia Navy yard Class overview Name: Dido Operators … Wikipedia
Battle of North Cape — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of the North Cape caption=Members of HMS Duke of York s gun crews at Scapa Flow after the Battle of North Cape partof=World War II date=26 December 1943 place=Off North Cape, Norway result=Allied victory… … Wikipedia
Lower Dnieper Offensive — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Lower Dnieper Offensive caption=Soviet soldiers crossing the Dnieper on improvised rafts. partof=the Eastern Front of World War II place=Dnieper river, USSR date=24 August, 1943 23 December, 1943 result=Decisive … Wikipedia
Soldati class destroyer — The Soldati class (also known as Camicia Nera class) were a group of destroyers built for the Italian Navy during World War II. The ships were named after military professions ( Artigliere , for example, meaning artilleryman ). There were two… … Wikipedia
German warship Scharnhorst (1936) — For the German armoured cruiser, commissioned in 1907, see SMS Scharnhorst Scharnhorst was a famous World War II capital ship, the lead of her class, referred to as either a light battleship or a battlecruiser [The battlecruiser classification… … Wikipedia
Shell (projectile) — This article is about the artillery projectile. For the small arms ammunition, see Shotgun shell. Some sectioned shells from the First World War. From left to right: 90 mm fragmentation shell, 120 mm pig iron incendiary shell, 77/14 model 75 mm… … Wikipedia
USS Hart (DD-594) — USS Hart (DD 594), a Fletcher class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy of that name, in honor of Lieutenant Patrick H. Hart (1912 ndash;1942), who posthumously received the Navy Cross for heroism during the Battle of Midway … Wikipedia
