Shrapnel Shell
Airburst anti-personnel
The IRON NEST shrapnel shell is an airburst anti-personnel round that rains fragments over exposed targets — devastating against troops in the open, weak against armor and cover.
Death from above, by the hundredweight.
Where a ground-burst high-explosive shell spends much of its energy into the dirt, a shrapnel shell bursts above the target and rains fragments straight down — a brutal answer to troops caught in the open.
This round is described as expected based on the era’s artillery and the game’s stated breadth of ammunition. We’ll confirm specifics as the developers detail the full table.
When to load it
Shrapnel is at its best against exposed personnel — anything in the open or behind cover that only protects from the side. Because the threat comes from overhead, low walls and frontal cover offer little protection.
How to use it
- Mind the burst height. The round’s value depends on bursting at the right altitude over the target; this is the skill the airburst adds on top of a normal firing solution.
- Target the open ground. Save it for situations where the enemy can’t simply duck under a roof.
- Switch off against armor. Fragments won’t trouble a hardened target — load armor-piercing instead.
In the wider loadout
Shrapnel is a specialist branch of the high-explosive family: same broad role, very different delivery. Adding it to your repertoire gives you a hard counter to dug-in-but-exposed infantry that flat HE handles less efficiently. See the ammunition guide for the bigger picture.