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Old 09-01-2023, 04:42 PM   #11
Polydamas
 
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Default Re: Low Tech cannons mortars and shells

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Originally Posted by Pursuivant View Post
By the 18th century, they were sufficiently reliable and effective that they were part of every artilleryman's arsenal.
I don't think that the average three- or four-pounder-crew or naval gun crew had explosive shells in the 18th century (which GURPS calls TL 5). Instead, a well-equipped European artillery park would have some weapons with explosive shells.

As late as the Napoleonic Wars, Wikipedia suggests that the only French field guns with a shell were the 6" howitzers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obusie...ces_Gribeauval https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gribeauval_system (they also had mortars for sieges)
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