Zack
First Sergeant
- Joined
- Aug 20, 2017
- Location
- Los Angeles, California
I've seen plenty of videos of cannons live-firing solid shot or canister rounds, but I don't think I've seen any of shell or case. I imagine this is because it's more dangerous to use, but wanted to know if anyone had an example of those rounds in use.
These videos are close but not quite....the first is shell but with an impact fuse:
And this is a mortar firing shell with a timed fuse:
But they're just lobbing it into the air and letting it burst way up high.
This appears to also be a shell with an impact fuse
I think this is solid shot:
At about 13:20 this video says these twins MAKE explosive rounds but don't use them at the games. It DOES however show what I think is a video of case shot exploding? Shrapnel? Is there a difference? It looks like the round bounces off the ground first and then explodes in the air? The video calls them shrapnel rounds.
But when it came to case shot and shell the more effective means of use was an air burst in front of advancing troops (so momentum would carry the shot / fragment into the mass)
Has anyone ever live fired case shot on video to show its effect?
These videos are close but not quite....the first is shell but with an impact fuse:
And this is a mortar firing shell with a timed fuse:
But they're just lobbing it into the air and letting it burst way up high.
This appears to also be a shell with an impact fuse
I think this is solid shot:
At about 13:20 this video says these twins MAKE explosive rounds but don't use them at the games. It DOES however show what I think is a video of case shot exploding? Shrapnel? Is there a difference? It looks like the round bounces off the ground first and then explodes in the air? The video calls them shrapnel rounds.
But when it came to case shot and shell the more effective means of use was an air burst in front of advancing troops (so momentum would carry the shot / fragment into the mass)
Has anyone ever live fired case shot on video to show its effect?