"Howitzer Question" Topic
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| Khevenhuller | 30 Apr 2008 12:29 p.m. PST |
Did howitzers have cannister? |
| vaughan | 30 Apr 2008 12:53 p.m. PST |
Yes they did.They didn't use roundshot and it would have been a damn good(brave?,foolish?)gunner who set a shell fuse for close range!! |
| Austin Rob | 30 Apr 2008 1:16 p.m. PST |
Howitzers were often considered better for cannister than guns, since they tended to have larger bores. Also, I believe Russian Licorns (Unicorns) were a sort of early gun/howitzer that could fire ball, but not as far or with as much velocity as a gun. Rob |
 ColCampbell  | 30 Apr 2008 1:39 p.m. PST |
Also, I believe Russian Licorns (Unicorns) were a sort of early gun/howitzer that could fire ball, but not as far or with as much velocity as a gun. That's because the licorne, as well as the "secret" Shuvalov howitzer, had a reduced chamber in which the powder was placed. This resulted in a smaller propellant charge than a gun of similar size. Jim |
| Defiant | 30 Apr 2008 3:53 p.m. PST |
from what I believe a cannon has a shot gun effect with cannister while Howitzers are like scatter-guns…correct me if wrong. |
| Khevenhuller | 30 Apr 2008 3:53 p.m. PST |
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| donlowry | 30 Apr 2008 4:26 p.m. PST |
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