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To: ransomnote
Bonjour y'all! Laissez le bon Trump rouler!!!

Know your Nautical Terminology

round shot
The proper name for a cannonball

canister shot
A type of antipersonnel cannon load in which lead balls or other loose metallic items were enclosed in a tin or iron shell. On firing, the shell would disintegrate, releasing the smaller metal objects with a shotgun-like effect.

grapeshot
Small balls of lead fired from a cannon, analogous to shotgun shot but on a larger scale; similar to canister shot but with larger individual shot. Intended specifically to injure personnel and damage rigging more than to cause structural damage.

langrage or langridge
1. Another name for canister shot.
2. Solid shot suitable for damaging rigging. (Sometimes called barshot)

A stool of grapeshot from the USS Constitution museum

An example of langrage

SpyNavy

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LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

20 posted on 12/24/2023 1:43:25 PM PST by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: LonePalm

http://www.buckstix.com/howitzer.htm

Oldie but goodie 😜


161 posted on 12/24/2023 9:45:04 PM PST by Axenolith (MALITIIS HOMINUM EST OBVIANDUM)
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