FieryCross Posted April 28, 2017 Posted April 28, 2017 (edited) was reading an article and now totally confused at one point it stated that while using less charge a carronade weighed a quarter as much as a long firing the same shot. then gets confusing and states they were lighter. Edited April 28, 2017 by FieryCross Checking
maturin Posted April 28, 2017 Posted April 28, 2017 If we don't want carronades to be dirt cheap, remember that they used a more advanced industrial process with much less windage in the barrel. So the manufacturing process was more precise and presumably complex. 1
FieryCross Posted April 28, 2017 Posted April 28, 2017 Though lots of us use them, in reality longs were useless on a ship, as most battles were at around 100yds, 1/4 to 1/3 less powder, smaller gun crews and quicker reloads for the carros. Ah well better build a workshop then.
admin Posted April 28, 2017 Author Posted April 28, 2017 8 minutes ago, FieryCross said: Though lots of us use them, in reality longs were useless on a ship, as most battles were at around 100yds, 1/4 to 1/3 less powder, smaller gun crews and quicker reloads for the carros. Ah well better build a workshop then. Carronade fit-out died in reality when americans have decided to build 32lb and 24lb frigates. If carronades were so great then they would have stayed longer. 1
Ned Low Posted April 28, 2017 Posted April 28, 2017 (edited) 12 minutes ago, admin said: Carronade fit-out died in reality when americans have decided to build 32lb and 24lb frigates. If carronades were so great then they would have stayed longer. They were great, but required close combat. Since close combat slowly started to become a thing of past Caros future suddenly became obsolete. Long range became the thing of Future and you can see it even today. No one wants to go side to side anymore suffering horrendous losses. Edited April 28, 2017 by Ned Low
maturin Posted April 28, 2017 Posted April 28, 2017 7 minutes ago, admin said: Carronade fit-out died in reality when americans have decided to build 32lb and 24lb frigates. If carronades were so great then they would have stayed longer. Carronades disappeared entirely when long gun production began to benefit from the technological advances of the carronade.
FieryCross Posted April 28, 2017 Posted April 28, 2017 18 minutes ago, admin said: Carronade fit-out died in reality when americans have decided to build 32lb and 24lb frigates. If carronades were so great then they would have stayed longer. Carronades died out in the 1850s, in the British Royal Navy, with the introduction of steel jacketed cannons. These new cannons also made their way as field Artillery pieces , Whitworths design was rejected by the British Goverment but was used in the American Civil War, the Goverment preferred initially Armstrongs design. being breech loaders, however they went back for a time to muzzle loaders. Appologies bit off topic but interesting.
FieryCross Posted April 28, 2017 Posted April 28, 2017 34 minutes ago, Ned Low said: They were great, but required close combat. Since close combat slowly started to become a thing of past Caros future suddenly became obsolete. Long range became the thing of Future and you can see it even today. No one wants to go side to side anymore suffering horrendous losses. Shots can be fired from below the horizon. The introduction and refinement of new gun barrels, led to greater accuracy and distance as basically more force could be generated to push the projectile without it blowing the cannon up.
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