Timeline for Power of Prussian artillery pieces during the Napoleonic Wars
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| Dec 6, 2016 at 7:48 | comment | added | pguetschow | Great, I'll search for a copy here | |
| Dec 5, 2016 at 17:19 | comment | added | Steve Bird | The quoted source includes data on the cannon barrel length and weight but doesn't include any other dimensions. There are illustrations of the post-war M1816 6-pdr and 7-pdr howitzer (which were introduced in 1816-7 and based on the French Gribeauval system) with plan and side views. Also a M1768 6-pdr in plan and side view. | |
| Dec 5, 2016 at 7:34 | comment | added | pguetschow | Addidtional Question; I searched for some reference for these weapons and sodly found nothing about which one was the most popular one around 1813-1815. Does the given source include also the measures and images of the cannons? | |
| Dec 3, 2016 at 11:51 | comment | added | Steve Bird | The Prussians seem to have followed the general German pattern of naming howitzers. They were named after the weight of stone roundshot that would fit the barrel. So in this case, the howitzer would have been able to fire a 7-pound stone cannonball. On the battlefield they fired shells, which usually included a wood or metal sabot attached to keep the shell (and, more importantly, the fuse) facing in the right direction. So the weight of the projectile was almost double the weight of the equivalent stone ball. | |
| Dec 3, 2016 at 11:24 | comment | added | pguetschow | Thank you for the information and the source :) Btw; I'm interested in the fact why the 7pndr has 6-7kg Shots, wouldn't be 7 pound about 3.5kg? | |
| Dec 3, 2016 at 11:12 | vote | accept | pguetschow | ||
| Dec 3, 2016 at 0:26 | history | answered | Steve Bird | CC BY-SA 3.0 |