"Danish Artillery: 3pdr Korende vs 6pdr" Topic

Reading David Wilson's books on the Danish Army I am struck by the extensive use of 3pdrs for the brigade guns when most armies were transitioning to 6pdr. I am uncertain as to how effective these would be. Given proper artillery arm crews they'd be better served than old-style regimental guns, but I'm not convinced that rate of fire and speed of movement would match the range or throw weight of heavier guns. I'm especially curious to the effective range compared to the heavier guns. Does anyone have any stats on these, or informed opinions?

This site claims 189 Danish members, so I will watch with interest to see if any rise to the occasion, even with an apology.

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Dawson, Dawson & Summerfield "Napoleonic Artillery" page 133 has:

"The Danish 3pdr and 6pdr were comparable to the Prussian 6pdr, but according to Scharnhost the range was less than that of 6pdrs produced in France," Sorry no ranges are given for the Danish pieces.

Firing tests in 1821 gave the following
3 pdr. 840 meters at 3 degree elevation 1100m at 5 degree elevation
6 pdr. 1099 meters at 3 degree elevation 1400m at 5 degree elevation

The Swedish army also used 3lb regimental guns up to the beginning of the 1800s. They were mostly used to fire canister so I guess the max range is not so important.

Interesting re the Swedes but the Danes had the following ammo allocated for their guns (according to Dawson, Dawson & Summerfield "Napoleonic Artillery") – figures given are per piece:

12 pdr 128 roundshot & 44 cannister
6 pdr 166 roundshot & 53 cannister
3 pdr 176 roundshot & 58 cannister
10 pdr howitzer 76 shell, 25 cannister & 12 fire-bombs.

first time i have heard about fire bombs? did other nations have them also ??

@spydr1222,

I do wonder if the "fire-bombs" were in fact "carcass" ammunition or some other form of "incendiary" ammunition?