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Non-native speaker here. What's an "HE shell"?

The article doesn't seem to define it, and to my surprise, even the Wikipedia page on shells (projectiles) [1] simply uses the terms "AP shell" and "HE shell" without bothering to define (or link to) either.

After 15 minutes of fruitless research, I gave up.

What am I missing?

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_(projectile)

From the wiki page, I'd say : AP = Armor Piercing HE = High-Explosive

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