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13th April 2012, 11:21 AM
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Russian experimental howitzer of 1722-nice pix
Pix found by Steven H. Smith. You are welcome to convert the links to real pictures, of course. I'm just relaying them "as found."
Found by Steven H. Smith: ------------------------------------------------- 3 lb experimental gun. Caliber 80 x 230 mm; length 156 cm; weight 492 kg. Cast 1722 in Olonitz. Carriage 2nd half 18th century. . Last edited by fernando; 14th April 2012 at 12:27 PM. Reason: PICTURES CONVERTED. |
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13th April 2012, 12:08 PM
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Is there any info behind why they were trying a barrel of this shape? What the hoped for advantages were?
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13th April 2012, 01:58 PM
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I'm no artillery buff, but I think that the projectiles it fired were not rectangular, but round, arranged in a horizontal row, perhaps in a rectangular sabbot.
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14th April 2012, 12:44 AM
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Quote:
 They would need to have spin introduced for accuracy I would think .  Maybe case shot made up of flechettes for antipersonnel use ? 
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14th April 2012, 12:32 PM
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Sure is interesting....did the link now gone share anything about the museum this sits in?
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14th April 2012, 12:37 PM
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http://www.napoleon-series.org/cgi-b...read;id=132725 |
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13th April 2012, 07:19 PM
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Why don't You feel free to welcome yourself to do such conversion ? It sure is a kind but also regular procedure  
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