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[tntey]

We can use the cannons as ground artillery.

[flazeo25]

We can use the cannons as ground artillery.

So cannons then, as for boat we could try steal the loyalist ship they used against us.

[Snake1229]

We can use the cannons as ground artillery.

I am pretty sure the 6-pounders are ship cannons, and most ship cannons and artillery were designed differently, and the size of the cannonballs that those things fired were pretty small if I remember correctly

[Kashyyk]

You only have six pounder cannons, which are being used as naval guns and field guns.

[Snake1229]

You only have six pounder cannons, which are being used as naval guns and field guns.

fixed, thanks, But I still think we could use designated field guns

[flazeo25]

Heres a cannon design I thought of.

Spoiler: AM-Richard Howit mk-I (click to show/hide)

AM-Richard Howit mk-I is a 12 pounder standard howitzer, with length of 66 inch (1.91m), weight of 1,200 kg (2,353 lb) when gunframe/carriage of 57" wheels included.  It tube is a smoothbore cast iron with tube length of 66 inch, bore diameter of 4.62 inches and reinforced breech. It can fire off 12 lb. cannon balls, HE(High explosive) shells, canisters or spherical cases.

[Snake1229]

Heres a cannon design I thought of.

Spoiler: AM-Richard Howit mk-I (click to show/hide)

AM-Richard Howit mk-I is a 12 pounder standard howitzer, with length of 66 inch (1.91m), weight of 1,200 kg (2,353 lb) when gunframe/carriage of 57" wheels included.  It tube is a smoothbore cast iron with tube length of 66 inch, bore diameter of 4.62 inches and reinforced breech. It can fire off 12 lb. cannon balls, HE(High explosive) shells, canisters or spherical cases.

+1
Although we should just get the cannon working, we can do different shells in a revision.

[Graknorke]

FYI, HE can't really be done with gunpowder. We'd be going with shrapnel shells for explosive effect.

Other than that we could probably afford to have it be lighter and just fire at a lower velocity, since there've been 12 pounder guns that weight 800kg and could still reach a kilometre out. Unless there's design considerations besides recoil in the weight, I don't really know because there's not much documentation around on it.

FYI, HE can't really be done with gunpowder. We'd be going with shrapnel shells for explosive effect.

Well shrapnel ones are spherical cases. and canisters are ball projects cannons fired at close range to mimic shotgun.

Ah, missed that you wrote those. Sorry.

Okay I could get behind that. Looks like we're widening up our effective ranges this year.

[flazeo25]

FYI, HE can't really be done with gunpowder. We'd be going with shrapnel shells for explosive effect.

Well sharpnel ones are spherical cases. and cannisters are ball projects cannons fired at close range to mimic shotgun.

[Snake1229]

Okay, I am going to try to get a design out

Spoiler: AM-R 1781 Howitzer (click to show/hide)

This is a Howitzer designed to be able to be pulled by a horse. It fires 12 lb Explosive balls (filled with gunpowder) and can fire shrapnel shells as well
Its barrel is around 76 inches long and the barrel is around 40 mm wide
It is set on a carriage and has wheels and a hitch in order to be pulled by horse

[Graknorke]

Why are we rifling it if we're intending to use balls anyway? Doesn't add anything.
Shells should be shrapnel rather than purely gunpowder (gunpowder doesn't explode with enough energy to make it viable as high-explosive weapon).

[Snake1229]

Why are we rifling it if we're intending to use balls anyway? Doesn't add anything.
Shells should be shrapnel rather than purely gunpowder (gunpowder doesn't explode with enough energy to make it viable as high-explosive weapon).

Most explosive balls back then were basically cannonballs filled with gunpowder,But i will probably add in the ability to fire shrapnel shells too
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[Graknorke]

I think you might be confusing ship cannons and howitzers? On ships there was use for purely explosive shells because it damages the relatively fragile wood and can set it on fire. On land there were shells filled with explosives, but they were designed with the intent of "bursting" rather than outright exploding, so as to fragment the exterior of the shell.

[Snake1229]

I think you might be confusing ship cannons and howitzers? On ships there was use for purely explosive shells because it damages the relatively fragile wood and can set it on fire. On land there were shells filled with explosives, but they were designed with the intent of "bursting" rather than outright exploding, so as to fragment the exterior of the shell.

I actually looked it up, around that time that was all we pretty much had in terms of explosive ammunition, I even looked up howitzers themselves

[flazeo25]

I think you might be confusing ship cannons and howitzers? On ships there was use for purely explosive shells because it damages the relatively fragile wood and can set it on fire. On land there were shells filled with explosives, but they were designed with the intent of "bursting" rather than outright exploding, so as to fragment the exterior of the shell.

I actually looked it up, around that time that was all we pretty much had in terms of explosive ammunition, I even looked up howitzers themselves

True, the howitzer my desin based on is 12 pounder Napoleon one.