Field Art'y "Lock & Load" Episode

[Alden]

GREAT slow mo video of Rev. War, Mexican-American and US Civil War cannons and a mortar (as well as others). Really enjoyable "Gunny" stuff...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUw7q0N2VWU

 

[Wes/Tex]

Love the Gunny and his enthusiasm! Those front stuffers are rally interesting. Wished they'd done the melon trooper thing with case-shot as well...the one that took the grapeshot in the noggin melon was pretty terrifying!

The last one on the program the N-LOSC, is a German design we now share with them. Anything that can get 5 in the air and bring them down at the same place and simultaneously is definitely a Holy Krap machine! :thumbsup: :haha:

 

[Alden]

Canister and grapeshot are terms often used interchangeably. Canister was basically handfulls of musketballs whilst grapeshot was typically small cannon balls packed into a load. The latter was more a naval ship-to-ship charge.

 

[Swivel]

Great video! I missed it when it aired. Thanks for posting it. :bow: