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A cannon ball traveled at speeds up to and or exceeding 100 miles per hour this depended on how well the cannon was packed how much powder was charged and the degree the cannon barrel was angled many soldiers packed two balls connected by a large chain this increased the effectiveness of the cannon others where loaded with many smaller balls like buckshot in a shotgun.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoNo one answer, since there is no one cannon ball- or cannon. If we limit this to black powder smoothbore cannon firing solid round shot, the muzzle velocity will top out at ABOUT 1000 feet per second.
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