Thursday, February 3, 2011
Cannons 1800-1900: Parrot Rifle
The parrot rifle is a combination of cast and wrought iron. Cast iron made it good when it came to accuracy, but also left it vulnerable to cracks due to its brittleness. Parrot rifles were manufactured in different sizes, from 10 to 300 lbs. The most common in the fields, with 20 pounders being used by both the Union and the Confederacy during the Civil War. Naval versions of the parrot rifles ranged from 20-100 lbs. The 100 pound cannon had a range of 6900 yards. That’s 69 football fields. It was easier and cheaper to make than other cannons, although it did posses a safety risk.
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You might want to make the picture smaller, and check your grammar, but I like the information that you have in the paragraph.
ReplyDeleteI like it. Just make the picture smaller and check your grammar. What kind of ammunition did this weapon use?
ReplyDeleteI think it looks really good,. Although, you should probably read through it to check your grammer.
ReplyDelete(the picture is HUGE by the way :D )