Skoshi8 on DeviantArthttps://www.deviantart.com/skoshi8/art/Fort-Knox-18-183479455Skoshi8

Deviation Actions

Skoshi8's avatar

Fort Knox 18

By
Published:
374 Views

Description

...and taken out here. The cannon would be loaded with gunpowder, then a dry wad placed over the powder, and the a wet wad over that. The red-hot shot would be rammed in and the gun fired before the shot had a chance to burn through the wads and set off the powder.
Another method was to fill hollow cannonballs with molten iron which would break open upon impact and spray the ship with liquid metal. Both became obsolete with the introduction of armored warships.
Image size
2048x1536px 1.41 MB
Make
SONY
Model
DSC-F828
Shutter Speed
10/300 second
Aperture
F/2.0
Focal Length
7 mm
ISO Speed
80
Date Taken
Sep 20, 2010, 9:43:01 AM
© 2010 - 2024 Skoshi8
Comments6
Join the community to add your comment. Already a deviant? Log In
Headshopownerohio's avatar

Would this be the Fort Knox at Bucksport Maine?