•Battles:
–Battle of Saratoga
•Ammunition:
–fire bombs
•Manufacturer:
–Unknown
•Design:
–Carriage design
–Large caliber gun
–Short barrel
–Light charge
http://www.americanrevolution.org/artillery.htm
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Pre-1800s Cannons
1781 Field Cannon
•Battles:
•Battles:
–Battle of Yorktown (Revolutionary War)
•Ammunition:
–solid ball
–grape shot
–canister shot
•Manufacturers:
–British
–French
–Americans
•Description:
– very mobile on battlefield
–Two large wheels
1800s-1900s Cannons
Parrott Rifle
•Battle:
–Battle of Gettysburg
•Ammunition:
–solid bolt
–case
–common shell
–cannister
•Manufacturer:
–Americans
•Design:
–Cast iron
–Wrought iron
–Breech reinforcement
–Made reliable and accurate
1800s-1900s Cannons
1861 “Dictator”
•Battle:
–Siege of Petersburg
•Ammunition:
–200-pound explosive shell
•Manufacturer:
–Americans
•Design:
–13-inch Model
–Mounted on a railroad car
–17,000 pounds
1900s-Modern Cannons
Chonma-ho “Pegasus”
•Manufacturer:
–North Koreans
•Battle:
–None; used for protection purposes
•Ammunition:
–Bullets
–explosives
•Design:
–Bulletproof shell
–Large revolving gun
–Large wheels
•http://www.worldwide-military.com/Army%20Material/EU,US%20Tanks%20plaatjes/groot/Abrams%20M-1A1%20Kuwaiti.jpg
1900s-Modern Cannons
M-4 Sherman Medium Tank
• Battles:
– World War II
– Korean War
• Ammunition:
– short range missiles
– bullets
• Manufacturer:
– Americans
• Design:
– Thick, bulletproof armor
– 76 mm gun or 105 mm howitzer (in later modifications)
– Two large wheels
Procedure for Building Cannon
1. Collect all materials needed to construct your cannon.
2. Take one of the tennis ball cans and cut it in half using the pair of scissors you collected.
3. Then take one of the tennis ball caps and cut a small circle in the center of the cap.
4. Using a small amount of duct tape to connect the two halves of the bottle, placing the cap with the small hole in the center so that is separates the two halves.
5. Taking the other tennis ball can lid, cut it so that you get a half circle piece.
6. Then take the remaining portion of the left over bottle and cut off the metal ring at the top.
7. Cut the ring in half.
8. Punch to small holes in the bottle of the barrel so that the two half metal rings can be inserted.
9. Then take the half circle piece of the tennis ball can cap and attach more towards the top of the barrel as shown in the photo.
10. Adjust the legs and plastic to make the barrel be directed in a 50 degree angle.
11. Finish securing any loose pieces with duct tape.
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