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Canister shot is a kind of anti-personnel
artillery ammunition. It has been used
since the
advent of gunpowder-firing
artillery in
Western armies, and...
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Snake shot, rat
shot, or dust
shot, more
formally known as shots**** (a name
shared with the
shotgun s****) or
canister shot,
refers to
handgun and rifle...
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smaller shot. Second, the
shot was cast
large enough to cut rigging,
destroy spars and blocks, and
puncture multiple sails.
Canister shot, also known...
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effect of
canister shot, with a time fuze to open the
canister and dis**** the
bullets it
contained at some
distance along the
canister's trajectory...
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Downs Canister shot, a type of
artillery round used in
warfare as anti-personnel
ammunition Tin can (refers more
specifically to a
metal canister) Jerrycan...
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round shot a
distance of 1,619 to 1,680 yd (1,480 to 1,536 m) at 5° elevation. It
could also fire
canister shot,
common s****, and
spherical case
shot. The...
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filles (beautiful daughters).
Gribeauval cannons fired canister shot for close-range work and
round shot at more
distant targets. In 1803 the Year XI system...
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developing an anti-personnel weapon. At the time,
artillery could use "
canister shot" to
defend themselves from
infantry or
cavalry attack,
which involved...
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elevation of 5°. The 3-inch
rifle was not as
effective in
firing canister shot as the
heavier 12-pounder Napoleon, but it
proved to be
highly accurate...
- 10-pounder was
capable of
firing s****,
shrapnel s**** (case
shot),
canister shot, or
solid shot. It was
adopted by the
United States Army in 1861 and often...
