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What are smooth-bores?
Smooth-bore refers to a firearm or cannon which does not have a rifled barrel (a rifled barrel is one with ridges that corkscrew down the barrel to impart a spin to the bullet)
What was the most powerful cannon in the civil war?
In portable cannon, possibly the Parrot rifled cannon. In cannon mounted in fixed positions, such as forts, possibly the Dahlgren cannons. There was also a very large bore mortar known as the Dictator that fired a 13 inch shell.
What was the importance of advancments in weapon technology?
The rifled musket with the minie ball and percussion cap, the rifled cannon; breech loading, cartridge firing rifles and carbines like the Sharps, Spencer, and Henry; armored, steam powered gunboats; all made the battlefield more deadly.
A list of new inventions that were used in the American Civil War?
Observation balloons, submarine, rifled cannon and muskets, telegraph, railroads, and a VERY important item- canned food.
How did new technologies effect the civil war?
First rifled cannon. First submarine. First widely-photographed war. First time that whole armies were moved to the battlefield by train. First time that orders were given by telegraph.
What are smooth-bores?
Smooth-bore refers to a firearm or cannon which does not have a rifled barrel (a rifled barrel is one with ridges that corkscrew down the barrel to impart a spin to the bullet)
Is a cannon a gun?
In the true sense of a cannon (smooth bore) yes. If the field piece has a rifled bore then it is technically a rifle. Modern artillery is primarily composed of large bore rifles. Tanks are an exception to this, their main armament is commonly smooth bore, although more and more are starting to revert back to rifled bores.
How far can a rifled cannon shoot?
A rifled cannon can shoot approximatly 500 yards. The rifled cannon is a great weapon. I advise you to use it(if you have one) in a space between 600 and 700 yards.
What is more powerful a 90 MM rifled cannon or an 85 MM smoothbore cannon?
A 90 mm rifled cannon because the inside is grooved.
Can you shoot rifled slugs out of a non rifled barrel?
Rifled slugs were designed for smooth bore barrels because they lack rifling. Sabot slugs are made for rifled bores but they can fire through smooth bores with loss of accuracy. I am not sure about rifled slugs in a rifled barrel because I think the bullets rifling can improperly connect with the bores rifling and you risk scratching the barrel.
What were the two most popular artillery pieces?
Rifles cannon bores and Napoleon
What modern weapons were destructive that lead to deaths and suffering in the civil war?
Rifled cannon
What are smooth bores?
Smooth bores are bores or barrels in guns that do not contain rifling. Rifling is made up of lands and grooves that cause the bullet to turn within the barrel of the gun. This turning gives the bullet and gun its accuracy. A smooth bore gun is much less accurate than a rifled bore gun.
Is a minigun a gun or a rifle?
It is a form of rifled cannon. In military terms, guns are shotguns, machine guns, and cannon. A rifle is a shoulder fired weapon. The minigun is not.
What types of artillery did Union General in Chief George B. McClellan recommend?
Union General in Chief George B. McClellan recommended that the wooded terrain in most of the battlefields of the South would limit the range of rifled barreled cannons. He urged that two thirds of the army's artillery remain with smooth-bores and the other third with rifled cannon barrels. Slowly riffled cannons increased in numbers and by the end of the war the ratio between the two types were even.
What was the most powerful cannon in the civil war?
In portable cannon, possibly the Parrot rifled cannon. In cannon mounted in fixed positions, such as forts, possibly the Dahlgren cannons. There was also a very large bore mortar known as the Dictator that fired a 13 inch shell.
Can you mount a scope on a shotgun?
Yes you can, they're often used with rifled bores to hunt deer. Most gun shops should be able to help you pick out an appropriate mount and scope.
