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Sure, but those usually have a gun shield protecting the gun crew & it is done due to the gun barrel being long & the gun being heavy, so it is better to mount
by m4rtink 6y ago
Sure, but those usually have a gun shield protecting the gun crew & it is done due to the gun barrel being long & the gun being heavy, so it is better to mount it on a single point, instead to jave it traverse on a curve (which is not a problem for an archer).
- arethuza 6y agoDid 18th century cannons have gun shields?
- KineticLensman 6y agoApparently not [0]. IANA cannon expert but I think in the 18th C their biggest threat would have been from cavalry rather than sharpshooting infantry or precision fire from other cannon. [0] https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=18+century++cannon&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwj1n7-70-DpAhUO2OAKHV_ECvUQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=18+century++cannon&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzIGCAAQChAYUP8mWJpeYOhjaARwAHgAgAE3iAG6BJIBAjEymAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWc&sclient=img&ei=MvnUXvW-Eo6wgwffiKuoDw&bih=950&biw=1640&hl=en https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=18+century++cannon&tbm=isc...
- m4rtink 6y agoMy main reference are the pre WWII Czechslovak border defenses - these do have gun shields & apertures that get wider to the outside: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:85mm_kan%C3%B3n_vz._44/59 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:85mm_kan%C3%B3n_... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:4cm_kan%C3%B3n_vz._36 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:4cm_kan%C3%B3n_v... Not that the apertures are stepped instead of smooth - I guess the avoid the funneling effect mentioned above, possibly changing a near miss to deflection and hit on the gun shield. Should not happen if the steps get in the way.