It's reckoned cannons weren't built for accuracy, just as long as they were aimed at a group of enemies.Also, American cannons were made from bronze, smelted down from things like candlesticks and such, due to shortage of materials.
(
Bourbon Fox Bourbon is a moron,
Wed 5 Sep 2012, 18:55,
archived)
I still think hitting the ground first and hoping it bounces isn't a good firing strategy.
(
Mu Dinofiddler,
Wed 5 Sep 2012, 19:32,
archived)
Does seem a bit daft. Then again, it killed the fuck out of that guy. Bourbon Fox Bourbon is a moron,
Wed 5 Sep 2012, 19:46,
archived)
But it's pretending to be real.And it's pretending to be real in a way which makes me do a frowny face.
( Mu Dinofiddler,
Wed 5 Sep 2012, 19:56,
archived)
I have that attitude to a lot of things.
FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector.,
Wed 5 Sep 2012, 20:01,
archived)
And now you mention it, that kick of dust from the bouce is clearly another powder charge hidden in the grass.
(
Mu Dinofiddler,
Wed 5 Sep 2012, 19:57,
archived)
The bronze ones can still be used today.Whereas iron ones suffer corrosion and fractures.
I have a cannon.
(I have a cannon.
FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector.,
Wed 5 Sep 2012, 19:47,
archived)
I assume yours is bronze too?I think it was either the French or the British who used iron cannons. They used to have a handful of guys manning just one because they were so heavy.
( Bourbon Fox Bourbon is a moron,
Wed 5 Sep 2012, 20:02,
archived)