11-15-21

[Trivia Master]

Field artillery weapons

Question:
Which of these guns was the heaviest?

1. M1857 12-pounder "Napoleon"
2. 24-pounder Howitzer
3. 20-pounder Parrott rifle

credit: @FarawayFriend

 

[hughes]

3. 20-pounder Parrott rifle

 

[ErnieMac]

Barrel weight indicate the 20-pounder Parrott was the heaviest:

1. M1857 12-pounder "Napoleon" - 1227 lb.
2. 24-pounder Howitzer - 1320 lb.
3. 20-pounder Parrott rifle - 1750 lb.

M1857 12-pounder Napoleon - Wikipedia

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M1841 24-pounder howitzer - Wikipedia

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20-pounder Parrott rifle - Wikipedia

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[streetwiseprof]

20 pounder Parrott.

 

[gentlemanrob]

3. 20 - Pounder Parrot Rifle

 

[DBF]

According to information found on CWT that would be the - - -

20-pounder Parrott rifle
Tube Weight: 1750 lbs.
Total Weight (Gun & Carriage): 2,925 lbs.
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/20-pdr-parrott-rifle.166260/#post-2166940

M1857 12-pounder "Napoleon"
Tube Weight: Bronze - 1,227 lbs.; Iron - 1,249 lbs.
Total Weight (Gun & Carriage): 2,350 lbs.
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/12-pdr-napoleon-light-field-gun.165132/#post-2153144

24-pounder Howitzer
Tube Weight: 1,318 lbs.
Total Weight (Gun & Carriage): 2,493 lbs.
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/24-pdr-field-howitzer.166172/

 

[Brenal]

3. 20 pounder Parrott Rifle

 

[John Winn]

20 pounder Parrott rife (1750 lb. tube & 1128 lb. carriage).

 

[Pollaco]

20 pounder Parrot

 

[FedericoFCavada]

I have it that these three muzzle-loading artillery pieces listed here are basically in opposite order of their weight?

1. 20-pounder Parrott rifle tube was 1,750 pounds with a field carriage of 1,175 pounds, yes?
2. The brass/bronze M1841 24-pound howitzer (hope that's the right one?) apparently weighted some 1,318 pounds with a carriage of 1,128 lbs.
3. The M1857 "Napoleon" 12-pounder gun weighted some 1,227 lbs. and used a carriage of 1,128 pounds.

I'm wondering if the density of wood and so on could change the weight of the carriage? Certainly true of muskets...

 

[hoosier]

The 20-pounder Parrott rifle

 

[Ole Miss]

20 - pounder Parrot Rifle
Regards
David

 

[kholland]

The 20 pounder Parrott rifle. The West Point Foundry produced about 300 and they weighed between 1,635 and 1,815 pounds.

 

[Llewellyn]

The Parrot - ?

 

[sarladaise]

3. 20-pounder Parrott rifle 794 kg

2. 24-pounder Howitzer 599 kg
1. M1857 12-pounder Napoleon 556 kg

 

[Reconstructed Rebel]

20-pounded Parrott rifle

 

[redbob]

Or, I can give you the weights and the contestants can match them up:
1750
1187
1476

 

[JOHN42768]

1) weighted 2445 lbs.
2) " 2446 lbs.
3) " 2925 lbs.
So the heaviest is the 20 Lb. Parrot Rifle

 

[tony_gunter]

3 - those things were massive. The tube plus the carriage probably weighed more than my first car.

 

[Gibbon]

20 pound Parrot Rifle 1795 pounds
The others were between 1200 and 1400 pounds