The World's Four Earliest Known Cannon Depictions

broadaxe · 3rd April 2012, 01:57 PM

Interesting images, the first is of course much famous. It shows the difference between the vasi, being (probably) anti-personelle, and the bombard, treated in the early age of gunnery just like a novelty trebuchet, for hurling stone balls onto fortifications via steep angle. I find the stone placed at the muzzle questionable, as I think there would hardly be any ballisticks produced like that.

3rd April 2012, 01:57 PM	#2
broadaxe Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 334	Interesting images, the first is of course much famous. It shows the difference between the vasi, being (probably) anti-personelle, and the bombard, treated in the early age of gunnery just like a novelty trebuchet, for hurling stone balls onto fortifications via steep angle. I find the stone placed at the muzzle questionable, as I think there would hardly be any ballisticks produced like that.