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Would bombardment not be better than shelling ? Jim Sweeney ( talk) 06:14, 21 April 2011 (UTC) reply

Bombardment, while maybe technically correct, is somewhat of an overstatement of what actually happened. 5.5" rounds are not to be trifled with, but only 2 actually caused any damage and only one of those actually exploded. A rampaging boy scout troop with a bag of marbles could have "bombarded" Newcastle more effectively. -- AussieLegend ( talk) 06:50, 21 April 2011 (UTC) reply

Yes, 'bombardment' does imply something more than what happened. Nick-D ( talk) 07:09, 21 April 2011 (UTC) reply