Shells
Vessels
Both words in one sentence
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Died out after advanced naval gunnery and explosive shells meant that it was common practice to sink enemy vessels rather than capture them (the deception only worked if the disguised ship pretended to be a captured enemy one).
Source: Dressing as the Enemy
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