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What is the size of a cannon ball?
the size of the cannon ball depends on the size of the cannon. civil war cannons had cannon balls about the size of a child's head, aprox 30cm across
What did civil war cannon balls look like?
Big, black sphere- shaped cherry bombs
How was the war at sea fought in world war on?
pirates yep cannon balls
How can you verify you have a civil war cannon ball?
Were there lead cannonballs during Civil WAr
What are the new uses for steel in the civil war?
cannon
Who made the civil war cannon?
pig snout
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 battles was Old Ironsides in?
Old Ironsides had cannon balls bounce off the sides. The USS Constitution fought the Barbary pirates, served in the War of 1812, and was a training ship for the Naval Academy in the Civil War.
What war was the cannon used in?
IDK only the revolutionary and civil war probably.IMPROVED ANSWER:Large cannons were first used in warfare about 1350. Cannons of this time were first cast of bronze and of wrought iron.Cannons firing heavy balls were used extensively by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War.
What were hourglasses used for during the civil war?
to time cannon fire
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.
How are cannon balls made you read in the paper that a man was killed when an old cannon ball blew up?
Cannon balls would not blow up. The newspaper must have gotten something wrong - maybe they meant to say a mine blew up. Cannon balls are solid metal - they do damage when the cannon blows them out at high speed like a bullet. Cannon balls can explode, during the civil war era cannon balls were in use that were just a hallow shell of metal and had gun powder and pieces of metal on the inside an di fuse was placed in the cannon ball and when fired the fuse would ignite and then would burn the fuse and ignite the gun powder inside the cannon ball. There were also some cannon balls that would explode on impact using friction strips on the inside that would create a spark and ignite the gun powder on the inside. So yes cannon balls can explode, the type of cannon ball the person above me is referring to is called solid shot, there are a lot other types out there like cannister, and grape shot, and connical shaped rounds and even hexagonal shaped rounds just to name a few, but yes cannon balls can explode
