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Q: What is the muzzle of a cannon?
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Why is the muzzle of a cannon facing up?

it is resting


What is muzzle loader?

A 'muzzle loader' is any firearm (or cannon) which does not have a breech mechanism and which is 'charged' (loaded with powder and shot) from the muzzle end of the barrel.


What is a plug placed in a gun muzzle?

Usually found with cannon, a tampion is a wooden plug used to keep foreign matter out of a cannon barrel when the cannon is not being fired.


Where can one find information about muzzle brake?

A muzzle brake is a device that is designed to redirect propellant gases in a firearm or cannon. Surefire and Brownells are two great sites for learning more about muzzle brakes.


What is a cannon with short or medium barrels with a low muzzle and steep angle or fire called?

A mortar. Actually, it's a Howitzer. Mortars are not a form of cannon.


What is the muzzle velocity of a 20 mm cannon?

The muzzle velocity of a 20 mm cannon can vary depending on the specific model and ammunition used. Generally, it can range from around 2,800 to 3,500 feet per second (853 to 1,067 meters per second).


What is in front of the horse?

If your looking head on to a horse you have: forehead, muzzle, chin groove, throat latch, chest, forearm, knee, cannon,and the hoof.


Which fires the farthest a long or short cannon?

A long cannon fires farther than a short cannon due to the longer barrel allowing for a longer distance through which the projectile can accelerate and gain velocity. This results in a higher muzzle velocity and longer range for the long cannon compared to a short one.


What is a plug for a gun barrel called?

Cannon had wooden (later plastic or subber) plugs called TAMPIONS that could be placed in the muzzle to keep dirt, salt spray, birds, small animals, etc out of the cannon barrel.


What was the first Civil War cannon?

The main cannon of the Civil War was the 10-pound muzzle loading Parrot Rifle. However, there were many older types of cannon still in use at the beginning of the Civil War. These ranged from Revolutionary-era "grasshoppers" (small 3-pounders made of brass) up to cast iron mortars and cannon.


What kind of guns were used in the Battle of Gettysburg?

The vast majority of weapons at Gettysburg were muzzle loading percussion cap rifles. The artillery was rifled, muzzle loading, lanyard fired cannon. The Union cavalry used breech loading Sharps carbines, for the most part.


How fast was a civil war cannon ball?

A cannon ball traveled at speeds up to and or exceeding 100 miles per hour this depended on how well the cannon was packed how much powder was charged and the degree the cannon barrel was angled many soldiers packed two balls connected by a large chain this increased the effectiveness of the cannon others where loaded with many smaller balls like buckshot in a shotgun.