Were English Culverins as effective against the Armada as they claimed?

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  • Опубликовано: 5 ноя 2024

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  • @dolsopolar
    @dolsopolar 5 месяцев назад +3

    seems like the doc crews aim along the barrel of the gun which was very tapered so that resulted in very low shots that ricochet off the ground over the target that's why they didn't score a single hit even at 50m even after realizing they were aiming low.

  • @DobleWhiteAndStabley
    @DobleWhiteAndStabley 3 месяца назад

    Tapered barrel. Aim by barrel axis, not the outer shell. Carribean pirates used picks and sticks. A pick in the touchhole, and an equal sized stick symmetrically center at the muzzle for crude iron sights. Often attached to the barrwl plug used to keep salt water and other unwanted debris out of the barrel. That way you're sighting along the barrel axis and not the barrel taper.

  • @finlayfraser9952
    @finlayfraser9952 2 месяца назад +3

    Gentlemen amateurs!

  • @andyman8630
    @andyman8630 Месяц назад +1

    aiming any gun (bow, spear) "level" is going to result in a low shot! d'oh! they could have started elevated at 3 degrees! but 'level'? serioulsy

    • @harrymoto6951
      @harrymoto6951 Месяц назад +1

      And they knew the muzzle velocity. Unbelievable. Ballistics isn't rocket science, and these are not long shots. Should have been one shot to get the velocity, calculate the drop, then a straight string of hits. Very disappointing.

    • @andyman8630
      @andyman8630 Месяц назад

      @@harrymoto6951
      exactly!