Low Tech cannons mortars and shells

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Originally Posted by stranger38

So, short answer is yes, and long answer is "they kinda use them"

There were weapons in the 15th-17th century which fired exploding shells, but none of the weapons listed in GURPS Low Tech pp. 87-89 had exploding shells as a standard ammunition type. If you need stats, use the Grenade a Main and the Napoleon 12-pounder in GURPS High Tech as a model.

If you see a castle in England with holes in the wall, generally it surrendered in the Civil Wars, had holes dug in it, and was blown up with gunpowder.