In artillery , a
grapeshot is a type of shot that is not a one solid element, but a mass of small metal balls or slugs packed tightly into
Kaynak: GrapeshotA whiff of
grapeshot : File:Bonaparte 13 vendémiaire Saint Roch. jpg | Bonaparte fait tirer à mitraille sur les sectionnaires, Histoire de la
Kaynak: 13 VendémiaireA mitrailleuse (mitʁajøz; from French mitraille, "
grapeshot ") is a type of volley gun with multiple barrels of rifle caliber that can
Kaynak: MitrailleuseIt was similar to the naval
grapeshot , but fired smaller and more numerous balls, which did not have to punch through the wooden hull of
Kaynak: Canister shotThe twelve-pound cannon is a cannon that fires twelve-pound projectiles from its barrel, as well as
grapeshot , chainshot , shrapnel ,
Kaynak: Twelve-pound cannonThey were first used in Europe and China , and were the archetypical form of artillery . Round shot and
grapeshot were the early
Kaynak: List of cannon projectilesIn practice the large ones were not particularly more useful than a cannon firing canister shot or
grapeshot . Since they were still
Kaynak: Volley gunOnce in position, horse artillery crews were trained to quickly dismount, deploy or "unlimber" their guns, then rapidly fire
grapeshot ,
Kaynak: Horse artilleryAfter 1400 royalists died, the rest fled He had cleared the streets with "a whiff of
grapeshot ", according to the 19th century historian
Kaynak: Napoleonkg | 2 of black powder to fire a 1 | lb | kg | 1 round shot approximately 5000 | ft | m | 0 They could also be used to fire
grapeshot .
Kaynak: Falconet (cannon)Its performance and versatility (it was able to fire either ball , shell , canister or
grapeshot ) allowed it to replace all the previous
Kaynak: Canon obusier de 12and warned that order would be imposed "with bayonets and
grapeshot until your blood flows in rivers Though many resented his rule he was
Kaynak: Pavel TsitsianovLike other cannons, they were muzzleloader s and could fire either shells or
grapeshot (or other types of shot). Their calibers ranged
Kaynak: Pivot gunLicornes were able to fire both the solid shot used for cannons and howitzer shells , as well as
grapeshot and canister . File:Licorne
Kaynak: LicorneHis letter after the battle described Uxbridge's wounding at the end of the battle (
grapeshot to the knee) and the subsequent amputation
Kaynak: Thomas Wildman