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Military Science. Artillery.        
Ordnance Material (Ordnance Proper).
 
Armor-Piercing ShellsArmor-Piercing Shells were first developed as an answer to the development of the tank. Their aim, of course, was to pierce the tank's armor plating. They achieved their effect by punching a hole in the armor, relying on their mass and velocity for penetration.
Richard Jordan GatlingRichard Jordan Gatling thought the invention of an automatic gun that could deliver a high rate of fire would reduce the number of soldiers required to man the battlefield, thus helping to reduce the number of battlefield casualties. In 1862 he patented the Gatling Gun.
 
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