pbl-cannon cchavis: The Canister Shot

Cornelius Chavis

pbl-cannon ( 1900 century)

The Canister Shot

The Canister Shot cannon is a kind of anti-personnel ammunition used in cannons, that was similar to the grapeshot in which the canister rounds effect is similar to that of a giant shotgun shell.It was used= advent of gunpowder-filling artillery in Western armies frequently on land and sea, the cannon consist of cylinder metal canister filled with round lead or iron balls. The cannon normally packed with sawdust to add more solidity to the mass to prevent the ball from crowding when fired, while canister is dipped in lacquer of beeswax and diluted with turbine to prevent metal rusting. Iron was substituted for large caliber guns while, the end of the canister is closed with with wooden or metal disks, attached to the back was a cloth cartridge bag containing rounds of gunpowder charge to fire; and either sabot wood, metal or similar materials helped the firing accuracy which shot less than 400 yards. The cannon was very useful in the Civil and Napoleonic War as the canister disintegrates the shards and projectiles spread out in a conical formation causing a wide destructive impact.