RoyalJames Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 (edited) Today a brand new 24-pound cannon is fired into a replica of ship Vasa (originally built 1628) in Stockholm. https://translate.google.se/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.svt.se%2Fnyheter%2Fsverige%2Fi-dag-skjuts-regalskeppet-vasa-sonder&edit-text= Edited October 22, 2014 by RoyalJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastie04 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Nice! Where's the Youtube video? She was bigger and faster when under full sail With a gale on the beam and the seas o'er the rail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastie04 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 http://www.thelocal.se/20141022/iconic-vasa-ship-fires-biggestFound it. And, a picture of the damage! I can't wait until they test other rounds. She was bigger and faster when under full sail With a gale on the beam and the seas o'er the rail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalJames Posted October 23, 2014 Author Share Posted October 23, 2014 Thanks! The shooting hadn’t begun yet as I made the first post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascabel Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I hope they do a shot that hits on a rib also. That would be much more telling of potential damage. Mythbusters did a cannon test a while back, and for some reason fired between ribs, so it only punched a neat hole in the planking. They were intending to show wounding inflicted by splintering wood on pig carcasses, but I think they failed to prove anything conclusive because of not getting a hit on solid structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
 {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0'; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script', 'https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); fbq('init', '1074427760321280'); fbq('track', 'PageView'); </script> <noscript><img height=)
&ev=PageView&cd%5Bitem_id%5D=19411&cd%5Bitem_name%5D=The+impact+of+a+24-pounder+in+a+wooden+hull&cd%5Bitem_type%5D=topic&cd%5Bcategory_name%5D=Captain Twill"/>
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now