Sunday, January 23, 2011

Pre- 1800's Cannons

Canon Lord de 12 Gribeauval
This cannon was desingned in 1775 and developed by Jean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval. This cannon was manufactured by Strasbourg, Crucy. With a weight of 1,591 kg, a barrel length of 317 cm (centimeters) and a 121 mm caliber. This cannon was used in the French Revolutionary Wars and on the Napoleonic Wars.

Canon de 4 de Valliere
Desinged by Florent-Jean de Valliere in 1732 in France. The manufacturer is J. Gor, Commissaire des Fontes. It had a weight of 650 kg and a barrel length of 240 cm (centimeters). This gun has an 84 mm caliber and the a 2 kg shell. it also has the potency of 1 or 2 shots per minute.


3 comments:

  1. great! you stated the Manufacturers, designs, and the battles it was involved in.

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  2. for some reason it wont let me comment on your math component. so i'll comment here

    i thought your explanations and steps were very concise and accurate.
    also, adding the formula also made a good reference to look at.

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  3. Great job Jeniffer I really like the format of it and overall the information is great

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