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suggested a crew of three using an 18 in (460 mm) rammer and sponge, primer pouch, gunners pouch with level, and pincers with a quadrant and plummet for aiming. Range required adjustment in the size of the powder charge; the 24-pounder version could theoretically fire a 17 lb shell (5.82
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The original was light enough to be moved by as few as two men, although a four-man crew was more practical for rapid movement. It proved immediately popular; the 74 used at Kaiserswerth were increased to over 300 at Bonn six months later. Fortifications of the period were primarily designed to
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The British Army used the Coehorn in the wars against the Maoris as the horizontal cannon shot would often not penetrate the thick woven barrier mats that were hung outside Maori fortifications to protect the wooden structures. The vertical trajectory and plunging fire of the Coehorns was very
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in 1863, the Union forces had so little artillery that "wooden were made by taking logs of the toughest wood that could be found, boring them out for six or twelve pound shells and binding them with strong iron bands" though overall the Federal
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could be easily observed from ground level but was not necessarily a problem since their original purpose was to provide cover rather than inflict casualties.
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in) up to 1,200 yards (1,100 metres), but this was optimistic. It generally employed a paper fuse with a known burn rate and a hollow conical wooden plug.
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resist horizontal fire, making the vertical trajectory and plunging fire of the Coehorn highly effective at short range. It used a powder-filled,
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acquired 40 obsolete Coehorn mortars from the French army which became known as "Toby mortars" after him; they were used in action at the
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The Nine Years' War and the British Army, 1688–1697: The Operations in the Low Countries
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soon developed, and it became apparent that the British had nothing to match the German
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While generally employed in siege warfare, they were also used by British troops at the
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Sharps M1848, M1850, M1851, M1852, M1853, M1855, M1859, M1863, M1865 carbine and rifle
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constructing copies of the 24-pounder using rough iron. After the outbreak of the
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during the spring of 1915. They were quickly retired on the arrival of the new
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The Fortress in the Age of Vauban and Frederick the Great 1660–1789
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warfare saw many developments in the use and design of artillery.
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Joslyn M1855, M1861, M1862, M1864, M1865 carbine and rifle
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Fortifications were vulnerable to vertical trajectory or
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A Confederate-built rough iron 24-pounder Coehorn at
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Van Coehoorn came to prominence during the 1688–1697
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8-inch M1841, 10-inch M1841 and 13-inch M1861 mortar
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Index

Cohorn

/ˈkhɔːrn/
mortar
Menno van Coehoorn

Nine Years War
siege
plunging fire
William III of England
siege of Kaiserswerth

Petersburg

Fort King George
time-fused
shell
high, arching flight
Battle of Glen Shiel
siege of Vicksburg
siege artillery units
American Civil War
Confederates
First World War
trench warfare
minenwerfer
Toby Rawlinson
Battle of Neuve Chapelle
Battle of Aubers
Stokes mortars

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