LevelCapGaming made a video about Squad to his Call Of Duty/CS:GO subscriber base, this leads COD/CS:GO players to play Squad for long range combat without the teamwork aspect. This also leads these COD raised players to meme channels like Nano who does videos for Squad not based around teamwork, reinforcing everything anti-cohesive, anti-teamwork and everything lone wolf. So this guy Nano that only true COD/CS:GO players watch for the short memes like Call of Duty is, shows action for 1 second before dying, makes a video about "War Of Rights" leading these cancerous fuckers to "War of Rights" fucking it up like he did by telling these COD players who happen to play Squad about Project Reality.
Sérgio Maurício Well, atleast my silly joke wasn't wasted on everybody. More recently that same director repeated that scene in his movie The Last Samuri. It is funny though, in that movie he was glorifying reactionary forces resisting change.
Not really, what he did was the text book answer, while the soldier did the real world example. The offer only played the air guitar while the soldier played the real deal Fender... two different animals. He was an annoying prick, who forgot where he started, like most managers;)) who tells you how to do things when everything is 100% convenient, and then turnsblind eye to all other factors that you have to deal with, you know, problems, challenges in the process... Glad I never had to be a soldier as I can't stand these situations.
John Chandler yeah man totally that’s how all us officers work, oh you mean there’s a drill to make you better at your job? Silly me for thinking you’d be good at it
@@dedogster Pretty much all European armies did have their soldiers do some live firing (in peacetime) The british just did is more. There were lead allowance for yearly exercises in life fire training. - British 'Rifles' - 60 rounds and 60 blanks per man - Prussian jägers and schützen (riflemen) - 60 rounds per man (in 1811-1812) - British light infantry - 50 rounds and 60 blanks - British line infantry and Prussian fusiliers (light infantry) - 30 rounds - Austrian line infantry - 10 rounds (in 1809) - Austrian line infantry - 6 rounds (in 1805) - Russian infantry - 6 and less rounds It was not until the introduction of the P1851 Minierifle that universal marksmanship training became a thing in the British army, Also in the mid 18th century being able to fire 4-5 shots a min was not in uncommon in some armies. This was possible because they used "selfpriming" muskets. Instead of using a lot of time to take some of the powder from the cartridge to prime, you simply pour the powder down the barrel, and then ram the bullet. the powder then by it self makes it way into the pan from the inside. Much better RoF... but the cost is more pressure leaving true the flash channel. So bigger risk to the soldiers and a lower muzzle velocity. So most armies actually went back to muskets that you had to prime.
not really the muzzle loader at first appears with more elegance but after the second shot your covered in powder and eyes will sting the elegance comes from the attitude of the one with the rifle.
He probably should have, because in real life they would be under fire when that happened. Which is why he said it must be done without thinking and MUCH faster.
In order to join you had to have at least one top tooth and two bottom teeth-just for tearing open 'cahtridges'. One New England officer remembered a private who asked the officer to watch him during battle because he was worried he'd run away. During their first battle the officer saw the private, who calmly asked with a smile "Powda goes in fust, right?"
@@AbrahamLincoln4 It's made from sulpher, potassium nitrate and charcoal a rather bitter taste unlike smokeless powder which tastes a little salty. Not like it's on my diet or anything. I do like the smell of both after it's burnt.
Speaking as a reenactor, Load In Nine Times can be difficult to train new troops. The goal is to make the actions natural and automatic... you wish to achieve competency WITHOUT looking like you're on the hardtop at Ft. Benning or Camp Lejeune doing D and C. It's actually easier to teach to a high school kid than it is to teach to someone who's been through Basic Training in any service. What's worse is that minute you get done training that, you have to get them to UNremember it all for the morning pre-battle parade and safety inspection... As reenactors, we never take out the ramrod on a battlefield for safety reasons.
@@galoon I'm in Washington State and we've got a smaller group to work with, so we just leave the 'rods under the barrel. I think in 20+ years of our Association, we've had maybe two ramrod accidents and the one I witnessed didn't even happen on the battlefield... it was a cleaning accident. Knucklehead was dry brushing the bore and had forgotten to dump his powder out. But I can see where large events, like Gettysburg, might have more stringent rules... you just never know who trained who and how well.
@@carlhicksjr8401 Yes, luckily accidents in re-enacting weren't ever that common for us either. Here in South Carolina our biggest problem has always been heat exhaustion! I've only heard of one ramrod accident, which involved another knucklehead at a small event who was ramming his paper and left the ramrod in. It ended up hitting a musician's drum without hurting anyone, thankfully! Units are generally pretty good about training, but like you said it's just impossible to police everyone.
I’m a reenactor in the uk and we use our ram rods (or scouring sticks as we call them) all the time over here. Yes there’s a risk but we train people to just be aware of where the stick is at all times. In the society I’m part of (sealed knot, an English civil war reenactment group) we even add in an additional command to “check your scouring sticks” before presenting the musket, that way it greatly reduces the chance of an accident.
@@jamesgraham7002 We've had occasions where a ramrod went flying out of the muzzle, so our insurance is a bit more stringent about it. We've had accidents that have hurt the paying public, so we're a lot more careful. Nevertheless, when we're firing for public demonstrations [as opposed to skirmishing at each other] we load in nine times and just ram the paper wadding down... 'confetti volleys' we call them. And, of course, the added pressure of the wadding creates a more authentic sound, a heavier 'crump', for the public. The FUN part is when we've got our bayonets fixed and are trying to fire at speed in nine times [3 rounds per minute using the ramrod for public demonstration]. You look pretty dumb when you accidentally stab yourself on your own musket! 😁😆
I still find it amazing that Matt Letscher, the Commanding Officer who was showing the demonstration, was part of the 2nd Maine mutineers in Gettysburg years back. Both he and Jeff, proud Michiganders! :-)
"im currently working on creating a civil war game named War of Rights" 9 years later: ive been playing war of rights for years now, god bless ur soul lad
Little known fact: during Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg even the fastest soldier didn't have time to load so they resorted to hitting each other in the head with the barrel of the musket. Very brutal battle.
These men had the most balls lining up like that and facing each musket shot, I know I take this life for granted a lot but I truly am thankful I did not have to live through any wars, that said these men made the ultimate sacrifice so we wouldn’t have to
A terrible waste of life. Totally unnecessary. The rifled musket was the most advanced general issue weapon of the time and neither side would fully grasp it's potential. The British successes and fire tactics in the Crimea was totally overlooked. The adherence to obsolete Napoleonic tactics cost lives.
@@johnmcdonald587 They were not as obsolete or as strictly adhered to as many think. Dispersing and fighting "Indian style" or fighting from trenches and holes became common after some experience, while the need to remain in close order still existed for effectiveness of command as well as the ability to resist the enemy hand-to-hand. A company spread out beyond the reach of its officer's voice would be in confusion surrounded by the smoke of independently firing soldiers and facing an enemy which could surge at them as a mass of bayonets.
@@johnmcdonald587 Well what can you do, back then it wasnt exactly open frontline warfare. it was just 2 professional armies trained to have a skirmish on the field, retreat, retrain, regroup, and shoot each other more.
It seems silly at first glance that a Colonel would have to be shown how to load and fire the musket. But in reality many men with no military experience whatsoever were minted as field grade officers with no prior military service whatsoever, usually due to their political influence and ability to raise troops for the cause. In Chamberlain's case it made no difference because he had natural military instincts and fearless courage on the battlefield.
Chamberlain was actually offered command of this regiment (20th Maine) when it was formed, but turned it down, probably because he was a totally green volunteer. He served an 'apprenticeship", under the battle hardened West Pointer, Col. Aldebert Ames. When Ames made general, only then did Chamberlain assume command. Just in time for Gettysburg!
@@neilpemberton5523 Ames commanded the 1st Brgd/Francis Barlow's division/XI Corps until Barlow was wounded on day 1 at Gettysburg, thereafter commanding the division for the remainder of the battle.
That shared look between Thomas and Joshua at the end really sells this scene for me. I think it's because of the forshadowing I see of Little Round Top, where Tom runs out of bullets in his pistol while CSA troops are charging right at him.
It was recorded here in Gettysburg Pennsylvania after dropped and discarded muskets were gathered and examined that one musket had been rammed with Minnie Balls from breech to muzzle. Panic loading at its best it would seem.
You notice a lot of good officer qualities here. Tom knows the basic steps but is not as fast and proficient as he should be. The officer takes him through the steps and is firm but patient. When Tom is finished with the first loading attempt, it is clear that more practice is needed. The officer gives small praise as to the fact that Tom knows the basic steps. But then he demonstrates the speed and standard that is expected by loading the rifle himself--leading by example. The officer finishes the instruction by motivation. He tells the gathered group that being proficient can save their lives. No drama, no counter productive instruction by pointless yelling and screaming. Just good, basic instruction, demonstrated by example, motivation to learn the task, and encouragement as to the skills already in place. There are many methods of training, but this is a great example of how a good officer leads...
IDNeon357 The 4-5 live rounds a minute claim is utter bull. 3 was the very higher end. 4 is possible with blanks and a Prussian self priming musket for a few shots. Most people who make these claims have never tried ramming down a live round with 10-15rds worth of fouling in the bore or priming a fouled pan. Going through the motions like that Colonel did isnt a realistic depiction. Most of these soldiers were alloted just enough rounds for a familiarization fire on an annual basis. It wasnt training in the modern sense. The Russians were hurting for powder and ball that they could only train with clay balls.
I must add that one can reach 3 rounds per minute only in training exercise. During a real battle is a totally different story. I can't imagine doing all that while under fire, an enemy charging against you and with hand tremor.
Lorscia All of that is understandable. Time slows down in combat, there is some decrease in dexterity and alot of memory loss. Two rounds a minute under fire with live rounds seems plausible.
Vaclav Sobr Faster yes, but better armor piercing absolutley no. I know because I tested my 15th century armor reproduction with a bow. 8 arrows were deflected, 2 were borken. And i was at 30 m max of distance from the armor.
Sgt. Chamberlain: "Of course you completed loading the rifle faster than I did. I was actually loading the rifle with ball, powder, and cap. You simulated everything except the use of the ramrod." Colonel Ames: "Escort Private Chamberlain to the guardhouse."
Union Manual of Arms, early war: “The success of a volunteer army is dependent upon the proficiency with which the commanding officer is able to undermine the enlisted men’s confidence in their NCOs. Now - good luck at Manassas.”
This is a film I greatly enjoy. However with a run time lasting the better part of 4 hours (almost 5 for the directors edition) it isn't a film I would want to see in theaters. It would have done much better as a TV mini-series like was done with Gettysburg. I have in fact sat through a double feature at a movie theater before, and trust me when I was that there is a reason most movies don't run to much past 2 - 2.5 hours. After that point it just becomes hard to stay seated.
The problem with the movie was that it tried to cover too much in a short time. The Gettysburgh movie took 4 hours to cover one battle (and still left out a lot of key parts. This movie tried to cover 3 different battles in the same amount of time.
You know just saying in my opinion. I would like too see if they had made Gods & Generals into a mini series say 10 ep's. it would be pretty good just watching it at home. Especially in today entertainment were invested TV series. make like band of brothers style.
Two groups of men march onto a field of battle, face each other and begin shooting. The group that has the greater Rate of Fire - will probably win if not for abysmally bad luck. .
benski tv You can also see that when he is supposed to tear the paper of the cartridge and since he doesn't have a cartridge he just moves his hand near his mouth as if he was tearing the paper of a cartridge.
Semi auto is considered more usefull by many. Going auto on a man is a good way to waste 30 rounds on the wall behind him when 5 to his chest would have done the job better
I like how at the end he says that speed could save a soldier's life some day. Tactics of the day sought rapid fire over aimed fire, since they had not accounted for the enhanced accuracy of rifles over muskets.
In volley rifles didn't actually have much accuracy gain. On the first shot at best. But after that the gunsmoke would obscure any real sight picture of the target (Hence why most battle muskets/rifles didn't have more then a single post sight at best). This is the main reason why the British stuck with the smoothbore musket so long. After the first volley (Enemy or your own) you were just firing at a general area and being able to reload faster was more valuable.
Huge resurgence in interest in the American Civil War since War of Rights. I congratulate your current work, and look forward to what you'll contribute going forward.
TheCommunistColin providence. Maine. Boston, truth be told they all sounded exactly the same to me. Excluding new york. Those bastards aint part of New England. Lol
Daniel Cannata Providence pronounces the R, Boston and Maine don't. Only difference between Boston and Maine is that Boston pronounces horse and hoarse the same, where as Maine says the first as "hoss" and the second as "howuss".
TheCommunistColin I'll be damned....i never knew that. Makes sense. But then again, i dont know any Maine residents, even though im a Masshole myself.
That's actually the best part of the scene. Instead of fumbling with replacing the ramrod properly for too long he instead finished loading and bringing the weapon into action. Exactly what he should have done.
The Civil War was an unnecessary bloodbath when it came to actual combat. Generals were using Napoleonic tactics better suited for the early 19th Century. While equipping their soldiers and sending them out against mid 19th Century weaponry. The American Civil War saw the usage of early machine guns, longer range and deadlier artillery, and advanced rifles. As an example, soldiers were equipped with rifles that had spiraling grooves inside their barrels. This caused the round to spiral as they left the barrel. Allowing for the shot to go farther and be far more accurate.
Should have used the Prussian Dreyse Needle Gewehr. Enable troops to fire 15 rounds per minute. In the Wars of Unification German troops armed with the Dreyse had a sustained rate of fire of 10 rounds per minute. Was in service in the Prussian army since 1840.
ANd was a state secret the Prussians guarded very good. But what really won the wars for the Prussians were not the rifles. The new Krupp guns ,which could fire with unmatched range and precission, pretty much crushed any enemy.
Prussian rifles and artillery were significant. But when added to the superb training the Prussian officer corps received from the branch schools through the Berlin War Academy the Prussian army was virtually unbeatable in the mid-nineteenth century.
The Dreyse was a revolutionary design, but it also had numerous issues in regards to safety and reliability. There also isn't any feasible way either side could have gotten their hands on them in any appreciable number.
preshlock 15 rounds per minute is impossible. Opening the Kammerschluss, getting a round, loading it in, closing the bolt, aiming, firing in 4 seconds?
This is fascinating as that is the real firing drill they did, including not firing. And this was likely the reason many muskets were found with multiple rounds loaded at civil war battles.
The officer in this video (not Chamberlain) was at Gettysburg. Ames. He commanded a brigade in the 11th Corps. According to his wiki, he was also the last Civil War general to die in 1933.
Muskets generally used round lead balls of about .69 caliber. They loaded quickly because they were smooth bore. During the Civil War rifle muskets were used due to the invention of the Minie ball, a cone shaped lead bullet with a hollow base of about .577 caliber. The hollow base made it easy to load, but when fired, the base would expand, seal the barrel and engage the rifling in the barrel. They were very accurate and generally used percussion caps to ensure reliable fire, even when wet.
The Union army would have been equipped with the like of a Spencer repeating rifle much earlier if it wasn't for the horrible leadership in the ordinance department.
+HellisLikeNewark That's very true; however, hindsight is 20/20. The American army was still using Napoleonic tactics, which were dangerously outdated. Old tactics die hard, I guess.
The problem was Napoleonic tactics would be firing two volleys and charge in, whereas most ACW officers on both sides would just let their troops shoot at each other until one side ran out of men instead of getting into fisticuffs.
easy to say, but not realistic. Springfield infantry rifles are less expensive and quicker to manufacture than other firearms, as is the ammo. When the mills are already outfitted to produce hundreds of thousands rifles per year, its very expensive to re-equip factories with new new equipment, not to mention the cost in time. Production down time during wartime could be a catastrophic. Arm chair generals always have great ideas, but reality wins out every time.
The North completely had the industrial might to produce Spencer and Henry rifles for all of it's 533,000 men in uniform which basically gave a brigade the firepower of a full division. Unfortunately Northern ordinance officers didn't like the new repeaters. They felt if the private knew he had only one shot then he would take care of what he was aiming at instead of wasting ammunition. They also fretted over all the intricate moving parts repeaters required so in the end cost and speed of production won out. A Springfield cost about $9 to produce versus the nearly $24 for a Henry or Spencer. Yankee thriftiness won out over innovation-but overall the North amazed (and worried) Europe with it's innovative mass production techniques. With the exception on repeating rifles Montgomery Meigs did a wondrous job keeping the armies supplied. I think by 1863 one Union armory was producing more Springfields in a month than the entire South produced in one year.
Gotta say, he did a good job showing off the reloading speed. He performed the drill from 1:08 to 1:23, which is 15 seconds. 4 rounds a minute. A damn good rate of fire back then, when the desired standard was 3, and many men could only average 2 and change.
It wasnt a bolt action rifle, atleast not in the common sense. It was a breach loader which used a bolt and was only capeable of holding a single bullet before being reloaded (not bolted). It only had an effective range of 200 meters against single targets, so the muskets did still have their reason to exist.
Some explanation of this odd comment might be in order, Gaius. If you're an American, look at the state of your country, too - makes me feel relieved that I'm European!
Mr Mundy Correction - a single shot bolt action weapon is still bolt action, even the early ones such as the Dreyse and Chassepot, which used soft cartridges until converted to fire brass. As to the Dreyse vs muzzle loading rifles, the Prussians wiped the floor with the Danes and then the Austrians, both of whom used muzzle loading rifles, in 1864 and 1866. It was rate of fire that counted (8-10 rpm from a Chassepot, 2-3 from a Springfield), unless you were a sniper. Still true to a great extent.
I call BS on that. The NCO would have been doing it faster and the Officer would only have a vague theory of loading the weapon from his days at west point.
Not necessarily. LTC Chamberlain and his brother Sgt Chamberlain were given their respective ranks based on education more than anything early on, and possibly aptitude. And they joined the war a year after it started if memory serves me correct. It is highly possibly Sgt Thomas Chamberlain May not have been any more trained than the rest of the men early on.
Also of note Ames graduated West Point in May 1861 so a year prior to this he would’ve been at the point. Lol so he definitely would’ve known how to load and fire a weapon. Plus he was 5th in a class of 45. Also at the battle of first bull run , he was later given the medal of honor for his actions. Yeah he can fire a gun fast lol 😂
Martin: Loading a Springfield muzzle-loading rifle in nine steps wearing trousers and a kepi Stanley: Loading an arquebus in twenty steps with a burning match in your left hand wearing trunk hose and a hat with a giant feather on it
I wonder how many Civil War soldiers figured out "short-cuts" to that sort of training. For example: Instead of putting the ramrod back in the rifle, just hold it in your mouth, no need to put it make, save a few seconds that might save your life...
Until you get knocked down and lose it. Or get smacked by a superior officer for not following directions lol. Though, I'm sure they didn't always follow directions.
the civil war novel, A Blaze of Glory, shows one solder who forgot to remove the ramrod before firing because he was trying to speed up his loading. he ended up shooting the ramrod in to the chest of a confederate officer
I don't about the American civil war and their muskets but British soldiers found a shortcut with the Black Bess musket load the ball and the powder and tap the musket on the ground
Harsh, but he is right, in those days the ability to load your weapon faster than your enemy could mean life or death. This is why the British were so brutally efficient at formation fighting, they were able to put two to three rounds downrange in the time it took an equivalent French or American formation to fire one, typically less accurate Volley, they also deployed many tactics to increase their rate of fire even further, firing by ranks for example could effectively triple the rate of fire for a company. If the man responsible for about a dozen men isn't able to load his musket effectively on command, he will serve as a poor example for his men and therefore not only he, but all the men under his command, will be hindered in battle.
The crazy thing is around this time the first weapons with cased ammunition were hitting the battlefield, within a few years revolvers would be standards while gatling guns would also be available, within a few years lever and bolt action rifles would be standard and by the time their grandsons marched off the WWI machine guns would be common.
If I was a good teacher, I would give my men the shittiest longest to load and heaviest weapons I could find, then only after their training I would upgrade.
It works in labor as well. Having to work with crappy equipment in my younger days made it easier to work with the good stuff later on. In my opinion after 30 years work experience.
Some regiments end up with 69 smoothbore muskets however you loose accuracy you gain speed cause no rifling. One of the Ohio units was issued a 72 caliber 12 groove garibaldi rifle aka the 1849 Austrian as a secondary standard I can imagine that taking awhile to effectively load
6 years later I'm playing War of Rights
Dillon Colabine yoooooo, I’m so pumped for that game, how is it
Dylan L I enjoy it, I'm planning on starting my own company ingame to start doing some events
LevelCapGaming made a video about Squad to his Call Of Duty/CS:GO subscriber base, this leads COD/CS:GO players to play Squad for long range combat without the teamwork aspect. This also leads these COD raised players to meme channels like Nano who does videos for Squad not based around teamwork, reinforcing everything anti-cohesive, anti-teamwork and everything lone wolf. So this guy Nano that only true COD/CS:GO players watch for the short memes like Call of Duty is, shows action for 1 second before dying, makes a video about "War Of Rights" leading these cancerous fuckers to "War of Rights" fucking it up like he did by telling these COD players who happen to play Squad about Project Reality.
Dillon Colabine yesss
It's not as good as you thought it was
He doesn't seem to know that you're supposed to do that while shouting, "Faster!" in his ear & firing your pistol.
VictorLepanto I remeber the film glory
Sérgio Maurício Well, atleast my silly joke wasn't wasted on everybody. More recently that same director repeated that scene in his movie The Last Samuri. It is funny though, in that movie he was glorifying reactionary forces resisting change.
VictorLepanto "Shoot me damn you!!!"
Yeah your're thinking Glory with Matthew Broderick and I'm thinking Tom Cruise in Last Samurai
BlueBoy0316 Because I like old movies :)
"May save your life"
*practices it and becomes godly at it*
*gets blown by a random cannon ball.....
Holey-ness is divine.
well, wasn't a gurantee.
@@VonSchpam The man was canonized as the saint of reloading.
C'est la guerre!
He said may.
this is great officer work, first applying gentle pressure without being completely malignant, then leading by example. good scene. :)
Not really, what he did was the text book answer, while the soldier did the real world example.
The offer only played the air guitar while the soldier played the real deal Fender... two different animals.
He was an annoying prick, who forgot where he started, like most managers;)) who tells you how to do things when everything is 100% convenient, and then turnsblind eye to all other factors that you have to deal with, you know, problems, challenges in the process...
Glad I never had to be a soldier as I can't stand these situations.
Typical officer. Gives a nonsense order that will never work in a real world scenario.
Ferenc Fajkusz lol you never could be a soldier
John Chandler yeah man totally that’s how all us officers work, oh you mean there’s a drill to make you better at your job? Silly me for thinking you’d be good at it
@@richnaper6666 haha, I know;))))) it is just not my kind of environment;))
"What makes a good soldier is being able to fire 3 rounds in a minute in any weather." Richard Sharpe
At that time the British were onr of the only armies that did live fire drills,
@@dedogster Pretty much all European armies did have their soldiers do some live firing (in peacetime)
The british just did is more.
There were lead allowance for yearly exercises in life fire training.
- British 'Rifles' - 60 rounds and 60 blanks per man
- Prussian jägers and schützen (riflemen) - 60 rounds per man (in 1811-1812)
- British light infantry - 50 rounds and 60 blanks
- British line infantry and Prussian fusiliers (light infantry) - 30 rounds
- Austrian line infantry - 10 rounds (in 1809)
- Austrian line infantry - 6 rounds (in 1805)
- Russian infantry - 6 and less rounds
It was not until the introduction of the P1851 Minierifle that universal marksmanship training became a thing in the British army,
Also in the mid 18th century being able to fire 4-5 shots a min was not in uncommon in some armies.
This was possible because they used "selfpriming" muskets. Instead of using a lot of time to take some of the powder from the cartridge to prime, you simply pour the powder down the barrel, and then ram the bullet.
the powder then by it self makes it way into the pan from the inside.
Much better RoF... but the cost is more pressure leaving true the flash channel. So bigger risk to the soldiers and a lower muzzle velocity.
So most armies actually went back to muskets that you had to prime.
@@thomasbaagaard Thanks! I didn't know that.
Now that’s soldiering
Yeah but in open field while marching straight to the enemy with a rules of line infantry i doubt that skill will be useful when your already dead 😂😂😂
This reminds me of how grateful I should be that I grew up in the age of magazines.
Mags make it easy for the other guy to. be glad for bullet proof vests and Kevlar helmets and CAS he most likely wont have that.
not really the muzzle loader at first appears with more elegance but after the second shot your covered in powder and eyes will sting the elegance comes from the attitude of the one with the rifle.
JCfailgamer I've never been bothered by that to be honest.
+JCfailgamer you don't get covered in powder
In the age of magazines.. everyone has a magazine.
chahge cahtridge
Theodore Blanston 😂
lol
Orderly: Colonel! The Sox are playing!
Goh pahts
0:31
We get it, he's from Boston.
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus - Or Jersey.
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Cool name
Maine, not Boston
I think you mean Bahston
MrB0gart+ Brady's from San Mateo.
At least he didn't have Matthew Broderick or Tom Cruise capping shots off at him.
He probably should have, because in real life they would be under fire when that happened. Which is why he said it must be done without thinking and MUCH faster.
hoosieryank67 In what film did Tom Cruise do this?
Capcoor the last samurai
hah !
*Unte!!*
In order to join you had to have at least one top tooth and two bottom teeth-just for tearing open 'cahtridges'. One New England officer remembered a private who asked the officer to watch him during battle because he was worried he'd run away. During their first battle the officer saw the private, who calmly asked with a smile "Powda goes in fust, right?"
I do Civil War re-enacting. Black powder tastes horrible. We usually just tear the paper between our fingers and never bite it...
@@attorneyreel1181 what does it really taste like instead of 'horrible'
@@AbrahamLincoln4 It's made from sulpher, potassium nitrate and charcoal a rather bitter taste unlike smokeless powder which tastes a little salty. Not like it's on my diet or anything. I do like the smell of both after it's burnt.
@@AbrahamLincoln4 It tastes like a really bad fart smells.
You got the Mainer accent very well, in four words.
He didn't even return the ramrod back properly.
What a nimrod
He's hoping Dumb from Dumb and Dumber doesn't notice.
:P
Moe, learn who Nimrod was.
i'd end up throwing it on the ground
Faster..... FASTER.... DO IT...DO IT...
TEACH THEM PROPERLY, MAJOR.
I love the movie Glory.
READY! AIM! FIRE...!
Speaking as a reenactor, Load In Nine Times can be difficult to train new troops.
The goal is to make the actions natural and automatic... you wish to achieve competency WITHOUT looking like you're on the hardtop at Ft. Benning or Camp Lejeune doing D and C. It's actually easier to teach to a high school kid than it is to teach to someone who's been through Basic Training in any service.
What's worse is that minute you get done training that, you have to get them to UNremember it all for the morning pre-battle parade and safety inspection... As reenactors, we never take out the ramrod on a battlefield for safety reasons.
Yep, we were sometimes even required to remove our ramrods for the battles.
@@galoon I'm in Washington State and we've got a smaller group to work with, so we just leave the 'rods under the barrel. I think in 20+ years of our Association, we've had maybe two ramrod accidents and the one I witnessed didn't even happen on the battlefield... it was a cleaning accident. Knucklehead was dry brushing the bore and had forgotten to dump his powder out.
But I can see where large events, like Gettysburg, might have more stringent rules... you just never know who trained who and how well.
@@carlhicksjr8401 Yes, luckily accidents in re-enacting weren't ever that common for us either. Here in South Carolina our biggest problem has always been heat exhaustion! I've only heard of one ramrod accident, which involved another knucklehead at a small event who was ramming his paper and left the ramrod in. It ended up hitting a musician's drum without hurting anyone, thankfully! Units are generally pretty good about training, but like you said it's just impossible to police everyone.
I’m a reenactor in the uk and we use our ram rods (or scouring sticks as we call them) all the time over here. Yes there’s a risk but we train people to just be aware of where the stick is at all times. In the society I’m part of (sealed knot, an English civil war reenactment group) we even add in an additional command to “check your scouring sticks” before presenting the musket, that way it greatly reduces the chance of an accident.
@@jamesgraham7002 We've had occasions where a ramrod went flying out of the muzzle, so our insurance is a bit more stringent about it. We've had accidents that have hurt the paying public, so we're a lot more careful.
Nevertheless, when we're firing for public demonstrations [as opposed to skirmishing at each other] we load in nine times and just ram the paper wadding down... 'confetti volleys' we call them. And, of course, the added pressure of the wadding creates a more authentic sound, a heavier 'crump', for the public.
The FUN part is when we've got our bayonets fixed and are trying to fire at speed in nine times [3 rounds per minute using the ramrod for public demonstration]. You look pretty dumb when you accidentally stab yourself on your own musket! 😁😆
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I still find it amazing that Matt Letscher, the Commanding Officer who was showing the demonstration, was part of the 2nd Maine mutineers in Gettysburg years back. Both he and Jeff, proud Michiganders! :-)
And Stephen Lang, who played Pickett in Gettysburg, plays Stonewall Jackson in this XD
Cybermat47 Well, that kind of goes without saying as stating the obvious, but yes.
And the reverse flash too
You can't forget to mention from "Gettysburg", General Robert E. Lee was played by the incredible Martin Sheen, proud Ohioan from the city of Dayton.
@@devinthierault Take my upvote, damn you.
"im currently working on creating a civil war game named War of Rights"
9 years later: ive been playing war of rights for years now, god bless ur soul lad
Little known fact: during Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg even the fastest soldier didn't have time to load so they resorted to hitting each other in the head with the barrel of the musket. Very brutal battle.
These men had the most balls lining up like that and facing each musket shot, I know I take this life for granted a lot but I truly am thankful I did not have to live through any wars, that said these men made the ultimate sacrifice so we wouldn’t have to
A terrible waste of life. Totally unnecessary. The rifled musket was the most advanced general issue weapon of the time and neither side would fully grasp it's potential. The British successes and fire tactics in the Crimea was totally overlooked. The adherence to obsolete Napoleonic tactics cost lives.
@@johnmcdonald587 They were not as obsolete or as strictly adhered to as many think. Dispersing and fighting "Indian style" or fighting from trenches and holes became common after some experience, while the need to remain in close order still existed for effectiveness of command as well as the ability to resist the enemy hand-to-hand. A company spread out beyond the reach of its officer's voice would be in confusion surrounded by the smoke of independently firing soldiers and facing an enemy which could surge at them as a mass of bayonets.
@@johnmcdonald587 Well what can you do, back then it wasnt exactly open frontline warfare. it was just 2 professional armies trained to have a skirmish on the field, retreat, retrain, regroup, and shoot each other more.
Remember the reason they fought though. To end slavery.
Sadly it was just more to do with tactics not really moving with the times and wepons of the day.
It seems silly at first glance that a Colonel would have to be shown how to load and fire the musket. But in reality many men with no military experience whatsoever were minted as field grade officers with no prior military service whatsoever, usually due to their political influence and ability to raise troops for the cause. In Chamberlain's case it made no difference because he had natural military instincts and fearless courage on the battlefield.
Chamberlain was actually offered command of this regiment (20th Maine) when it was formed, but turned it down, probably because he was a totally green volunteer. He served an 'apprenticeship", under the battle hardened West Pointer, Col. Aldebert Ames. When Ames made general, only then did Chamberlain assume command. Just in time for Gettysburg!
@@neilpemberton5523 Ames commanded the 1st Brgd/Francis Barlow's division/XI Corps until Barlow was wounded on day 1 at Gettysburg, thereafter commanding the division for the remainder of the battle.
Made it easy for Sherman, McClellen and Grant to take charge since they actually did have a military education
Every good sergeant of the Union Army has a set of mutton chops. This truly is historically accurate.
That shared look between Thomas and Joshua at the end really sells this scene for me. I think it's because of the forshadowing I see of Little Round Top, where Tom runs out of bullets in his pistol while CSA troops are charging right at him.
Ready, Ames, fire.
SCE2AUX2 Pun intended?😆
Foyah
I saw what you did there
Actually it’s “make ready, take aim, fire”
wait wait stop the execution!
I like the scene when he's told to make sure they fire their rifles. Because they'll keep loading and loading without firing a shot..
It was recorded here in Gettysburg Pennsylvania after dropped and discarded muskets were gathered and examined that one musket had been rammed with Minnie Balls from breech to muzzle. Panic loading at its best it would seem.
Straight forward with his lesson. I wish more officers were like this
You notice a lot of good officer qualities here. Tom knows the basic steps but is not as fast and proficient as he should be. The officer takes him through the steps and is firm but patient. When Tom is finished with the first loading attempt, it is clear that more practice is needed. The officer gives small praise as to the fact that Tom knows the basic steps. But then he demonstrates the speed and standard that is expected by loading the rifle himself--leading by example. The officer finishes the instruction by motivation. He tells the gathered group that being proficient can save their lives.
No drama, no counter productive instruction by pointless yelling and screaming. Just good, basic instruction, demonstrated by example, motivation to learn the task, and encouragement as to the skills already in place. There are many methods of training, but this is a great example of how a good officer leads...
Everyone hates the boss for being lazy, until he pulls these kinds of stunts! Reminding you that he's the boss and you're not.
He didn't do it.
Gotta respect a officer that has learned to do exactly what he men do and mastered it.
Yeah, if he actually did it :-(
Just imagine being on the battlefield and doing this with men screaming and dying all around you and the deafening sound of guns and artillery.
Fred Landry The Marine Corps does it’s best to simulate that during basic
@@ssgtsimmons2327: That's for damned-sure the truth, and I can vouch for it! (Or at least it was the "gospel" in the 60's/70's...!)
@@bruno640it still exists for sure, media tries to water it down but I’ve been physically smacked around quite a bit while in.
Shame that Richard Sharpe wasn’t there.
This style of warfare still has something very interesting even up today. :)
IDNeon357
The 4-5 live rounds a minute claim is utter bull. 3 was the very higher end. 4 is possible with blanks and a Prussian self priming musket for a few shots. Most people who make these claims have never tried ramming down a live round with 10-15rds worth of fouling in the bore or priming a fouled pan. Going through the motions like that Colonel did isnt a realistic depiction.
Most of these soldiers were alloted just enough rounds for a familiarization fire on an annual basis. It wasnt training in the modern sense.
The Russians were hurting for powder and ball that they could only train with clay balls.
I must add that one can reach 3 rounds per minute only in training exercise. During a real battle is a totally different story. I can't imagine doing all that while under fire, an enemy charging against you and with hand tremor.
Lorscia
All of that is understandable. Time slows down in combat, there is some decrease in dexterity and alot of memory loss. Two rounds a minute under fire with live rounds seems plausible.
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Bow was much faster and had better armor piercing qualities.
Vaclav Sobr Faster yes, but better armor piercing absolutley no. I know because I tested my 15th century armor reproduction with a bow. 8 arrows were deflected, 2 were borken. And i was at 30 m max of distance from the armor.
Vaclav Sobr Do you believe in unicorns too?
It's slightly easier to say when you're not under fire and your arms don't shake like crazy because of the insane adrenaline hit.
Sgt. Chamberlain: "Of course you completed loading the rifle faster than I did. I was actually loading the rifle with ball, powder, and cap. You simulated everything except the use of the ramrod."
Colonel Ames: "Escort Private Chamberlain to the guardhouse."
Haha, thats a good one,
The "Guahdhouse."
One of the things that he got correct here was the term "cone". The military never referred to the nipple as such, but as a cone.
holy hell you are the creator of War of Rights.
congrats for the success mate! waiting for the full version
Union Manual of Arms, early war:
“The success of a volunteer army is dependent upon the proficiency with which the commanding officer is able to undermine the enlisted men’s confidence in their NCOs. Now - good luck at Manassas.”
Tom at 39.72 seconds. Ames at 15.42, over twice as fast.
Tom 1 round a min Aimes 3 maybe even 4
Imagine doing this with the other side shooting at you with canons, troops shooting at you and cavalry charging!?
pity this film completely bombed at the box office
This is a film I greatly enjoy. However with a run time lasting the better part of 4 hours (almost 5 for the directors edition) it isn't a film I would want to see in theaters. It would have done much better as a TV mini-series like was done with Gettysburg.
I have in fact sat through a double feature at a movie theater before, and trust me when I was that there is a reason most movies don't run to much past 2 - 2.5 hours. After that point it just becomes hard to stay seated.
agred. I love watching this movie, but it's best watching it at home rather than at theater.
The problem with the movie was that it tried to cover too much in a short time. The Gettysburgh movie took 4 hours to cover one battle (and still left out a lot of key parts. This movie tried to cover 3 different battles in the same amount of time.
It's really good to watch the Director's Cut as if it were a miniseries of five episodes.
You know just saying in my opinion.
I would like too see if they had made Gods & Generals into a mini series say 10 ep's. it would be pretty good just watching it at home. Especially in today entertainment were invested TV series. make like band of brothers style.
Two groups of men march onto a field of battle, face each other and begin shooting.
The group that has the greater Rate of Fire - will probably win if not for abysmally bad luck.
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Tom was like bruh
Lol
He pulled the percussion cap out of mid air.
benski tv He just demonstrated how it's done,he didn't have any cartridges,nor percussion caps.
Yeah, perhaps it was on purpose.
benski tv You can also see that when he is supposed to tear the paper of the cartridge and since he doesn't have a cartridge he just moves his hand near his mouth as if he was tearing the paper of a cartridge.
just read the description..... Congrats on the game!!
Now that's soldiering.
I would've been impressed if the officer actually loaded the musket, instead of mimicking the motions.
Now that's soldiering!
Guns back then were so cool, unlike today where pretty much everything is automatic
And took a dogs age to reload.
Semi auto is considered more usefull by many.
Going auto on a man is a good way to waste 30 rounds on the wall behind him when 5 to his chest would have done the job better
@@RampantFury925 Only cultured men understand the elegance of loading muskets.
I like how at the end he says that speed could save a soldier's life some day. Tactics of the day sought rapid fire over aimed fire, since they had not accounted for the enhanced accuracy of rifles over muskets.
In volley rifles didn't actually have much accuracy gain. On the first shot at best. But after that the gunsmoke would obscure any real sight picture of the target (Hence why most battle muskets/rifles didn't have more then a single post sight at best). This is the main reason why the British stuck with the smoothbore musket so long. After the first volley (Enemy or your own) you were just firing at a general area and being able to reload faster was more valuable.
"What made a good soldier?" ask the colonel.
"The ability to fire 3 rounds per minute Sir!" said the lieutenant.
In any weather
"Well if I were a bad soldier, I wouldnt be sittin' here, discussing about it now would I?"
Mathew Broderick's Robert Ford :"thats good enough sgt ill take it from here...*takes out revolver* *bang* Faster Goddamit"!
I didn't know that the mutineer at Gettysburg was the former colonel of the 20th Maine! So that's why Chamberlain became colonel after this move!
Same actor. Different characters. Ames was reassigned just before Chancellorsville leaving Chamberlain in command of the 20th Maine
Huge resurgence in interest in the American Civil War since War of Rights. I congratulate your current work, and look forward to what you'll contribute going forward.
love that boston accent colonal!
+Daniel Cannata Maine accent actually. It's close though!
TheCommunistColin providence. Maine. Boston, truth be told they all sounded exactly the same to me. Excluding new york. Those bastards aint part of New England. Lol
Daniel Cannata Providence pronounces the R, Boston and Maine don't. Only difference between Boston and Maine is that Boston pronounces horse and hoarse the same, where as Maine says the first as "hoss" and the second as "howuss".
TheCommunistColin I'll be damned....i never knew that. Makes sense. But then again, i dont know any Maine residents, even though im a Masshole myself.
Daniel Cannata Linguistics is one of my nerdy hobbies :P It's interesting stuff!
Respect when a officer can out-perform the enlisted at their own job. Most of my officers were pencil-pushing busybodies.
He went through the aprrox motions, but he did not actually load it. There is a big difference.
I love how he never fully put the ramrod back in
Typical officer thinking he can do it better ;)
That's actually the best part of the scene. Instead of fumbling with replacing the ramrod properly for too long he instead finished loading and bringing the weapon into action. Exactly what he should have done.
In the heat of battle, if the soldiers were firing from a position (instead of being on the move) the ramrod was stuck into the ground between rounds.
Sgt. Chamberlain's face says "Holy! I'm never gonna get that fast!"😂
Now that's soldiering
It’s one of those little scenes that add so much to a movie
I love this scene, but I wish they had bothered to shoot it again without the hiccup on the ramrod.
They prob shot it a few times and that was prob the best one.
And this is why sharps carbines and other much faster reloading rifles were created
It's always faster when you only pretend to do six of the nine steps.
The Civil War was an unnecessary bloodbath when it came to actual combat. Generals were using Napoleonic tactics better suited for the early 19th Century. While equipping their soldiers and sending them out against mid 19th Century weaponry.
The American Civil War saw the usage of early machine guns, longer range and deadlier artillery, and advanced rifles. As an example, soldiers were equipped with rifles that had spiraling grooves inside their barrels. This caused the round to spiral as they left the barrel. Allowing for the shot to go farther and be far more accurate.
Should have used the Prussian Dreyse Needle Gewehr. Enable troops to fire 15 rounds per minute. In the Wars of Unification German troops armed with the Dreyse had a sustained rate of fire of 10 rounds per minute. Was in service in the Prussian army since 1840.
ANd was a state secret the Prussians guarded very good. But what really won the wars for the Prussians were not the rifles. The new Krupp guns ,which could fire with unmatched range and precission, pretty much crushed any enemy.
Prussian rifles and artillery were significant. But when added to the superb training the Prussian officer corps received from the branch schools through the Berlin War Academy the Prussian army was virtually unbeatable in the mid-nineteenth century.
The Dreyse was a revolutionary design, but it also had numerous issues in regards to safety and reliability. There also isn't any feasible way either side could have gotten their hands on them in any appreciable number.
I believe those 15 rounds per minute were the very first time in history when soldiers with firearms matched longbowmen in reloading speed.
preshlock 15 rounds per minute is impossible. Opening the Kammerschluss, getting a round, loading it in, closing the bolt, aiming, firing in 4 seconds?
More than a decade later and we're still playing War of Rights. Happy New Year 2024!
It's a lot easier to do it with imaginary ammunition than with real ammunition
This is fascinating as that is the real firing drill they did, including not firing. And this was likely the reason many muskets were found with multiple rounds loaded at civil war battles.
Back in a day where shooting one bullet meant clicking “R”
If you're from New England like these fellas, it would be "AH".
The officer in this video (not Chamberlain) was at Gettysburg. Ames. He commanded a brigade in the 11th Corps. According to his wiki, he was also the last Civil War general to die in 1933.
8 years later and War of Rights is the best game on steam by a country mile
Muskets generally used round lead balls of about .69 caliber. They loaded quickly because they were smooth bore. During the Civil War rifle muskets were used due to the invention of the Minie ball, a cone shaped lead bullet with a hollow base of about .577 caliber. The hollow base made it easy to load, but when fired, the base would expand, seal the barrel and engage the rifling in the barrel.
They were very accurate and generally used percussion caps to ensure reliable fire, even when wet.
who's here 5 years later and seen the progress of war of rights
They forgot to include the officer yelling “Forget your reloads pussies, move to the point!”
Once we invent androids, it will be interesting to see how fast they can do this. Maybe rifled muskets will become viable weapons in their hands.
Look up the Galvanic Rifle from the 40k Universe, it’s essentially a super advanced flintlock.
Good officer, knows what should be done, demonstrates how it's done and then orders it. Much better than - 'just make it happen'.
The Union army would have been equipped with the like of a Spencer repeating rifle much earlier if it wasn't for the horrible leadership in the ordinance department.
+HellisLikeNewark That's very true; however, hindsight is 20/20. The American army was still using Napoleonic tactics, which were dangerously outdated. Old tactics die hard, I guess.
The problem was Napoleonic tactics would be firing two volleys and charge in, whereas most ACW officers on both sides would just let their troops shoot at each other until one side ran out of men instead of getting into fisticuffs.
Blame Meigs for that. He felt troops would fire off all their ammo and them use that to get out of the fighting.
easy to say, but not realistic. Springfield infantry rifles are less expensive and quicker to manufacture than other firearms, as is the ammo. When the mills are already outfitted to produce hundreds of thousands rifles per year, its very expensive to re-equip factories with new new equipment, not to mention the cost in time. Production down time during wartime could be a catastrophic. Arm chair generals always have great ideas, but reality wins out every time.
The North completely had the industrial might to produce Spencer and Henry rifles for all of it's 533,000 men in uniform which basically gave a brigade the firepower of a full division. Unfortunately Northern ordinance officers didn't like the new repeaters. They felt if the private knew he had only one shot then he would take care of what he was aiming at instead of wasting ammunition. They also fretted over all the intricate moving parts repeaters required so in the end cost and speed of production won out.
A Springfield cost about $9 to produce versus the nearly $24 for a Henry or Spencer. Yankee thriftiness won out over innovation-but overall the North amazed (and worried) Europe with it's innovative mass production techniques. With the exception on repeating rifles Montgomery Meigs did a wondrous job keeping the armies supplied. I think by 1863 one Union armory was producing more Springfields in a month than the entire South produced in one year.
Gotta say, he did a good job showing off the reloading speed. He performed the drill from 1:08 to 1:23, which is 15 seconds. 4 rounds a minute. A damn good rate of fire back then, when the desired standard was 3, and many men could only average 2 and change.
By which time, the Prussians were armed with a bolt action rifle....
It wasnt a bolt action rifle, atleast not in the common sense. It was a breach loader which used a bolt and was only capeable of holding a single bullet before being reloaded (not bolted). It only had an effective range of 200 meters against single targets, so the muskets did still have their reason to exist.
And look at where the Prussians are now...
Some explanation of this odd comment might be in order, Gaius. If you're an American, look at the state of your country, too - makes me feel relieved that I'm European!
Mr Mundy
Correction - a single shot bolt action weapon is still bolt action, even the early ones such as the Dreyse and Chassepot, which used soft cartridges until converted to fire brass. As to the Dreyse vs muzzle loading rifles, the Prussians wiped the floor with the Danes and then the Austrians, both of whom used muzzle loading rifles, in 1864 and 1866. It was rate of fire that counted (8-10 rpm from a Chassepot, 2-3 from a Springfield), unless you were a sniper. Still true to a great extent.
And a few years later the Americans were armed with repeaters.
I can't wait until War of Rights makes it to steam early access!
I call BS on that. The NCO would have been doing it faster and the Officer would only have a vague theory of loading the weapon from his days at west point.
IDK back then it's possible that more officers were career men and the nco was a newly drafted recruit. the opposite of today.
Not necessarily. LTC Chamberlain and his brother Sgt Chamberlain were given their respective ranks based on education more than anything early on, and possibly aptitude. And they joined the war a year after it started if memory serves me correct. It is highly possibly Sgt Thomas Chamberlain May not have been any more trained than the rest of the men early on.
Don’t forget Ames had by this point fought at first Manassas and in addition , not too far in the past had graduated from West Point.
Also of note Ames graduated West Point in May 1861 so a year prior to this he would’ve been at the point. Lol so he definitely would’ve known how to load and fire a weapon. Plus he was 5th in a class of 45. Also at the battle of first bull run , he was later given the medal of honor for his actions. Yeah he can fire a gun fast lol 😂
mandellorian he would have to learn how to fire a gun and do the drill at West Point. It’s part of their curriculum for the cadets.
Martin: Loading a Springfield muzzle-loading rifle in nine steps wearing trousers and a kepi
Stanley: Loading an arquebus in twenty steps with a burning match in your left hand wearing trunk hose and a hat with a giant feather on it
0:20 Both actors on the Left would later play Reverse-Flash.
No wonder the Confederacy lost
Fun fact! The actor playing chamberlain's superior in Gods and Generals played one of the 20th Maine PoW's in Gettysburg.
@WolfgangLMclain Fun Fun .
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I wonder how many Civil War soldiers figured out "short-cuts" to that sort of training. For example: Instead of putting the ramrod back in the rifle, just hold it in your mouth, no need to put it make, save a few seconds that might save your life...
Until you get knocked down and lose it. Or get smacked by a superior officer for not following directions lol. Though, I'm sure they didn't always follow directions.
Lots of them merely put the ramrod into he ground--both faster and a signal that they weren't going anywhere, an act of defiance.
the civil war novel, A Blaze of Glory, shows one solder who forgot to remove the ramrod before firing because he was trying to speed up his loading. he ended up shooting the ramrod in to the chest of a confederate officer
I don't about the American civil war and their muskets but British soldiers found a shortcut with the Black Bess musket load the ball and the powder and tap the musket on the ground
Brown Bess, and you're talking about tapfiring. When you're tapfiring, you don't use wadding and the musket loses power in exchange for speed.
Adelbert Ames was a leader...an officer who could do what he expected of his enlisted men And his officers!
And this scene pays off in the extended Fredericksburg scenes
I'm a c.w. reenactors. This scene I explained to my wife. We went target shooting the next day.
Did you stand behind her firing a revolver shouting FASTER?
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Harsh, but he is right, in those days the ability to load your weapon faster than your enemy could mean life or death.
This is why the British were so brutally efficient at formation fighting, they were able to put two to three rounds downrange in the time it took an equivalent French or American formation to fire one, typically less accurate Volley, they also deployed many tactics to increase their rate of fire even further, firing by ranks for example could effectively triple the rate of fire for a company.
If the man responsible for about a dozen men isn't able to load his musket effectively on command, he will serve as a poor example for his men and therefore not only he, but all the men under his command, will be hindered in battle.
Harsh!? Have you seen glory? Colonel shaw was firing his weapon at the poor private shouting "FASTER!" while he's reloading
I like the scene from Glory better
DAG Dag well that scene was complete bullshit anyway
The crazy thing is around this time the first weapons with cased ammunition were hitting the battlefield, within a few years revolvers would be standards while gatling guns would also be available, within a few years lever and bolt action rifles would be standard and by the time their grandsons marched off the WWI machine guns would be common.
Actually, they already had cap and ball revolvers for ten years prior to the CW, and they were widely used by both sides in the CW.
@@attorneyreel1181 yes cap and ball revolvers were around but they were far from the standard.
The Confederates would have already took them out by step 3.
The oak leaves on Col. Chamberlain's shoulder straps are silver. That makes
him a Lt. Col. Major's oak leaves are gold.
WAS that the case in the Civil War? Is it now, but I don't remember when silver ranking gold was standardized.
If you drink from the Charles River, you can’t pronounce R’s.
It’s something in the water.
Interesting this is the channel of the war of rights developer...how fitting :)
Meanwhile the guy with a Henry: “I am four parallel universes ahead of you”
Holy shit, I randomly came across this video, I was an early backer for WoR!! Great stuff
If wouldn’t be a rifle unless it has a rifled barrel, it would be considered a gun
They were issued rifled muskets at that point.
This was a re-enactment of a similar scene in 'Glory'.
If I was a good teacher, I would give my men the shittiest longest to load and heaviest weapons I could find, then only after their training I would upgrade.
It works in labor as well. Having to work with crappy equipment in my younger days made it easier to work with the good stuff later on. In my opinion after 30 years work experience.
Some regiments end up with 69 smoothbore muskets however you loose accuracy you gain speed cause no rifling. One of the Ohio units was issued a 72 caliber 12 groove garibaldi rifle aka the 1849 Austrian as a secondary standard I can imagine that taking awhile to effectively load
"But sir, there already was a cartridge in that rifle."
Chahge Cahtridge
He's imagining there's was no "cahtridge" in the rifle he just making his hands look like it 1:08