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Rifles that used minie balls contributed to the high casualty rate in the Civil War. Rifles with minie balls could shoot farther and more accurately and could be reloaded faster than old-fashioned muskets. As a result, mounted charges and infantry assaults did not work as well. Defenders using rifles could shoot more of the attackers before they got close. As a result, mounted charges and infantry assaults did not work as well. Defenders using
The Minie Ball haha i have been shot by one before i had to have my leg amputated. The Minie Ball was used in the Civil War and in a few other wars but it was mainly used in the Civil War. It is conelike with a hollow bottom and three or two rings depending on where it waz made.
The use of the Minie Ball did not change the tactics of the commanders of civil war infantry regiments.The biggest change that the minie ball offered was the ability of the infantry soldier to engage the enemy at longer distance,s effectively.The ability of the minie balls skirt or base to bump up to the diameter of the bores diameter and engage the rifling was a vast improvement in accuracy at longer distances than was available with the earlier smooth bore muskets of the time.
They used .58 caliber minie bullet's, lead slugs, and Thud Cannon's.
Technology took made many improvements during the Civil War. The guns went from smoothbore muskets to rifles that used minie balls. The Civil War also saw torpedoes, submarines and Gatling guns.
Rifles that used minie balls contributed to the high casualty rate in the Civil War. Rifles with minie balls could shoot farther and more accurately and could be reloaded faster than old-fashioned muskets. As a result, mounted charges and infantry assaults did not work as well. Defenders using rifles could shoot more of the attackers before they got close. As a result, mounted charges and infantry assaults did not work as well. Defenders using
The Minie Ball haha i have been shot by one before i had to have my leg amputated. The Minie Ball was used in the Civil War and in a few other wars but it was mainly used in the Civil War. It is conelike with a hollow bottom and three or two rings depending on where it waz made.
The use of the Minie Ball did not change the tactics of the commanders of civil war infantry regiments.The biggest change that the minie ball offered was the ability of the infantry soldier to engage the enemy at longer distance,s effectively.The ability of the minie balls skirt or base to bump up to the diameter of the bores diameter and engage the rifling was a vast improvement in accuracy at longer distances than was available with the earlier smooth bore muskets of the time.
They used .58 caliber minie bullet's, lead slugs, and Thud Cannon's.
I think you're referring to the "minie ball" which was a French invention. It was one of the first spin-stabilized conical bullets to be used. The rifles used to shoot it had a rifled barrel to impart spin to the minie ball. Earlier muskets shot round balls and had smooth bores.
Technology took made many improvements during the Civil War. The guns went from smoothbore muskets to rifles that used minie balls. The Civil War also saw torpedoes, submarines and Gatling guns.
Do you mean, what invention utilised during the Civil War changed combat? The rifle-barrelled cannon. Or the minie-ball. The post-war invention would have been the machine-gun.
The US Civil War was our last war fought with muskets. The Civil War was a transitioning phase to metalic cartridges, that we still use today. When US Civil War soldiers fired their muskets/rifles there was no spent shell casing to eject from the weapon. Only a lead ball or minie bullet came out of the muzzle (minie bullet was shaped like today's bullet...long missile shaped). Some Spencer repeating rifles were used (the transitioning phase) in which spent copper shell cases were ejected from the weapons.
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the union had the napoleon feild gun, minie ball, the railroad, the telegraph and many more weapons. in battle the union usually had more soldiers and outnumbered the confederate. ** UNION- THE NORTHERN PART OF THE U.S.A DURING THE CIVIL WAR ** CONFEDERATE- THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE U.S.A DURING THE CIVIL WAR
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