破片殺傷

破片殺傷是指炮兵拋射物（炮彈）、炸彈、手榴彈等爆炸時，其內部的炸藥將外殼撕成許多破片來殺傷目標的過程。

該詞在英語中也經常簡化為frag，有時對於非預製的破片也稱"shards"或"splinters"預製的破片套可以是球形、管形等多種形狀，人們還在外殼上刻上花紋，認為這樣就會使得破片成為差不多的大小和形狀，但事實並非如此^[1]。人們還經常錯誤地把"shrapnel（榴霰殺傷）"當作破片，事實上榴霰彈得名於英軍軍官施拉普奈的將許多鐵珠裝進彈頭的發明。（這種誤解正如把所有肩扛式飛彈都叫「巴祖卡」一樣） ^[2]^[3]^[4]

畫廊

海灣戰爭之中一枚炮彈的破片
小腿軟組織中的手榴彈破片 (以及腓骨的一處舊傷)

參考

^ 存档副本. [2020-05-19]. （原始內容存檔於2021-04-26）.
^ "..shrapnel doctors removed from his knee after the humvee he was riding in hit a land mine.." （頁面存檔備份，存於網際網路檔案館）, US DOD
^ "...An anti-shrapnel netting could reduce the damage done by explosive blasts..." （頁面存檔備份，存於網際網路檔案館）, US Air force
^ "...The shrapnel had penetrated his chest and lung ..." （頁面存檔備份，存於網際網路檔案館）, UK Ministry of Defence

[1] 存档副本. [2020-05-19]. （原始內容存檔於2021-04-26）.

[2] "..shrapnel doctors removed from his knee after the humvee he was riding in hit a land mine.." （頁面存檔備份，存於網際網路檔案館）, US DOD

[3] "...An anti-shrapnel netting could reduce the damage done by explosive blasts..." （頁面存檔備份，存於網際網路檔案館）, US Air force

[4] "...The shrapnel had penetrated his chest and lung ..." （頁面存檔備份，存於網際網路檔案館）, UK Ministry of Defence

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