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Well now. In a twelve-pounder they weightd twelve pounds. In a forty-two-pounder they weighed... You get the picture. I suppose you want to know what weight of shot you might see coming towards you if you got in a battle. Well, it depends on the circumstances. On land, in a setpiece battle of movement, the standard guns would be six-pounders, which are fairly easy to move at a fast trot behind a team of horses. fast-movong patrol;s might use two-pounders. The artillery park of a large army would include nine-pounders, and Napoleon marched with twelves, which he called his 'terrible and beautiful daughters'. As a twelve-pounder cannon weighs well over a ton, that's about the limit except for the seige train. For beseiging cities, one could bring up much heavier guns, transported either by water - most cities are on rivers - or behind vast teams of oxen. a typical seige gun would be a twen ty-four pounder. In fortifications, much heavier ordnance could be used, as the guns would not be expected to move. Some forts has thirty-six pounders, and forty0twos were not uncommon, especially at harbour entrances where a gun might have only a few minutes in which to smash a ship. At sea, the same applies. Even the lightest craft could carry nine-pounders. A line-of-battle ship would have eighteens on the upper deck, twenty-fours on the gundeck, and thirty-sixes on the lower deck.
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Is a cannon on land called differently than on a ship?
No, a cannon on land is called the same as one on a ship. The term "cannon" refers to a large, heavy firearm that is typically mounted on a carriage or a ship's deck to shoot projectiles.
What are the best weapons for a chaos dreadnought?
It depends what you're fighting and what role you want it to play. Tank buster, heavy infantry killer, light infantry killer. Tank buster, las cannon/assault cannon for lighter armor. Heavy infantry, assault cannon/auto cannon/plasma cannon. Light infantry heavy bolters/assault cannon.
How did early cannons work?
The early cannon were a metal tube, closed on one end except for a very small hole. Gunpowder was loaded in the tube through the large open end, and projectiles loaded on top of the gunpowder. They could be rocks, arrows, or cannon balls. A red hot wire would be shoved into the small hole, igniting the gunpowder. It exploded, producing rapidly expanding gasses, which shot the projectiles out of the cannon.
What do siege weapons do?
Destroy the walls of whatever is being besieged by launching heavy projectiles, such as rocks, at them.
Which is stronger shotgun or rifle?
You would have to define stronger. And specify WHICH rifle and WHICH shotgun. Shotguns generally fire heavy projectiles at slow speed, rifles lighter projectiles at high speed.
How heavy is a cannon?
Military canons are about 1500 lbs
What is the meaning of the word cannons?
"Cannons" is the plural form of the word cannon, which is a piece of heavy artillery used during the war. It is mounted on wheels and shoots heavy cannon balls.
What is another word for cannon?
Heavy artillery. Howitzer, mortar
Why US used depleted uranium in gulf cost?
- Armors for tanks - Heavy projectiles with great force of penetration
What are Five different devices that have been used to launch projectiles?
Mortar, bow, cannon, slingshot, sling, crossbow, blowgun, airgun, handgun, rifle, bazooka, etc.
Can a cannon ball travel 3 miles?
Yes. In fact, the Navy can shoot projectiles 110+ nautical miles with cannons that use electricity instead of gunpowder for power.
If a 100 pound cannon ball and a 1 ounce bullet were dropped from the same height which would hit the ground first?
With both projectiles round and made of the same heavy material (same densities), they'd get to the ground at the same time. Air resistance would be minimized this way. A ping pong ball cannot fall as fast as a cannon ball unless both are falling in a vacuum. Galileo put us straight on this phenomenon.
