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Originally Posted by Gildor
[I guess there would be a time that this is not an issue back in history. What I mean is, for example, during the war of 1812 they probably did not have encased explosive shells. Didn't they just use cannonballs to cause kinetic damage. Or maybe they did have hollow balls that would explode with a fuse. SOmeone with more knowledge could probably enlighten us.
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You're absolutely right, and wrong at the same time. Mortars apparently go as far back as the 1500s, but the first exploding cannon shell was made in 1823.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_(projectile)
Not more knowledge, certainly, but knowing where to look.