chainshot
Connected naval projectiles
Chainshot is a type of naval ammunition consisting of two cannonballs or half-balls connected by a chain.
When fired, the balls spread apart and spin, designed to shred sails and rigging or cut down masts and sailors on deck.
The weapon was devastating at close range during the age of sail: The first broadside was chainshot, aimed at the rigging.
Round artillery ammunition
- grapeshotClustered artillery projectiles
- roundshotSolid spherical projectile
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
- projectileLaunched airborne object
shrapnel · ballistics · trajectory · caliber · muzzle velocity · impact · range · weight
Ropes controlling ship sails
ratlines · stays · spars · boom · gaff · topsail · mainsail · foresail
Fierce written assault
- volleySimultaneous firing burst
- salvoSimultaneous weapons discharge
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
- man-of-warArmed sailing vessel
frigate · ship-of-the-line · gun deck · cannon · swivel gun · gunport · powder magazine · gunnery
Era of wind-propelled ships
- NapoleonicOf the French emperor
- 17th centuryYears 1601-1700
- 18th centuryYears 1701-1800
- naval warfareMilitary operations at sea
British Navy · Spanish Armada · privateers · pirates · corsairs · galleon · warship · Admiral Nelson
cannonball
Round artillery ammunition
- grapeshotClustered artillery projectiles
- roundshotSolid spherical projectile
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
projectile · shrapnel · ballistics · trajectory · caliber · muzzle velocity · impact · range · weight · casting
rigging
Ropes controlling ship sails
shrouds · ratlines · stays · spars · boom · gaff · topsail · mainsail · foresail · canvas
broadside
Fierce written assault
- volleySimultaneous firing burst
- salvoSimultaneous weapons discharge
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
man-of-war · frigate · ship-of-the-line · gun deck · cannon · swivel gun · gunport · powder magazine · gunnery · engagement
Age of Sail
Era of wind-propelled ships
- NapoleonicOf the French emperor
- 17th centuryYears 1601-1700
- 18th centuryYears 1701-1800
naval warfare · British Navy · Spanish Armada · privateers · pirates · corsairs · galleon · warship · Admiral Nelson · Trafalgar
chainshotcannonball
Round artillery ammunition
round shot · roundshot · ball · grape shot · explosive shell
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