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Modern-Day
Mark 45
Modern-day
An example of a modern day cannon is the Mark 45 gun. The gun is opperated by three people all below deck. they are the gun captain, panal operator, and ammunition loader. It is atomatic and non-sustained firing operations. The gun can be fired without any crew members inside the mount. The sustained fire is limited to the capacity of the automatic loader (20 pounds)
1800s
Great Turkish Bombarder
1800s
The Great Turkish Bombards were on display for 4 centuries before they were used in the Siege of Constantinople in 1807. the cannon hit a british ship with 2 700 pound cannonballs killing 60 sailors. the cannon killed 100 lives during the time it was used. In 1867 the cannon was given to Queen Victoria.
Pre-1700s
Tsar cannon
Pre-1700s
In the 1500s cannons were made in a variety of lengths and bore diameters. The general rule then was the longer the barrel, the longer the range. Some cannons that were made in this time had barrels that reached the length of 10ft, and would weigh up to 20,000 pounds. Large amounts of gunpoweder was needed to allow them to launch the large cannon balls several hundred feet.
One of the Cannons of this time was the Tsar cannon designed by Andrey Chokhov. It weighed 39312 Kg and had a length of 5.34 metres, a calibre of 890 mm, and an external diameter of 1200mm.
The cannon was made to defend the Kremlin in times of war but it was never used. It may have been used as a show piece of military right and engineering.
One of the Cannons of this time was the Tsar cannon designed by Andrey Chokhov. It weighed 39312 Kg and had a length of 5.34 metres, a calibre of 890 mm, and an external diameter of 1200mm.
The cannon was made to defend the Kremlin in times of war but it was never used. It may have been used as a show piece of military right and engineering.