Editing Shell (projectile) (section)

====Carrier====
The carrier shell is simply a hollow carrier equipped with a fuze that ejects the contents at a calculated time. They are often filled with [[airborne leaflet propaganda|leaflet]]s (see external links), but can be filled with anything that meets the weight restrictions and is able to withstand the shock of firing. Famously, on Christmas Day 1899 during the [[siege of Ladysmith]], the [[Afrikaner|Boer]]s fired into Ladysmith a carrier shell without a fuze, which contained a [[Christmas pudding]], two [[Union Flag]]s and the message "compliments of the season". The shell is still kept in the museum at Ladysmith.