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[TheCannonballGuy]

Civil war photo of members of the 4th New York Heavy Artillery regiment serving what appears to be an 8-inch caliber Howitzer. What is unusual about this photo is that it shows all three types of ammunition fired by a civil war Howitzer... an explosive shell (the fuze hole is visible on it), and on the ground is a Stand of Grapeshot (anti-ship ammunition) with the thick wooden disc "sabot" attached to its base, and Canister (antipersonnel ammunition) also with the thick wooden disc sabot on its base. At that time in artillery history, Howitzers did not fire Solid-Shot ammunition. Location of the photo was not given when I found it on the 'Net.

 

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[Blak bart]

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Looks like fun where you at ??

 

[Blak bart]

That hurts !!

 

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[Oregon Viking]

 

[Blak bart]

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Thats an awsome shot !!

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Civil war photo view of the turret of a US Navy "Monitor-Class" ironclad warship, showing deep dents made by Confederate "armor-puncher" artillery projectiles, weighing from 90 to 120 pounds, travelling at about 700 miles-per-hour. You can imagine the impact concussion... and the effect on the hearing of the cannon crewmen inside the turret.

 

[clv]

Cargo Muchacho mountains

Looks like fun where you at ??

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

Not tonight dear, I've got a headache....

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Civil war photo of the crew of a 13-inch caliber Mortar about to load a shell into the mortar. The 13-inch caliber was the largest Mortar size used in the American civil war. By the way, a Mortar never fires a Solid-Shot projectile, only explosive shells. Explanation: a Mortar differs from other types of cannons in that it is made to fire a shell at a very high angle trajectory... like you were standing on one side of a wall and toss a ball high up to get it to come down barely on the other side of the wall. That's how a Mortar "lays fire" on the inside of an enemy fortification. You can see the high-angle aim of the Mortars in the photo. Solid-Shot isn't used by a Mortar because all a solid (not hollow) projectile would do is make a deep but small hole in the ground.

Location of this photo is inside a yankee fort on Morris Island just outside Charleston's harbor, South Carolina (where Fort Sumter is located). These mortars bombarded the Confederate harbor-defense fortifications.

To see more detail, click on the photo, then click on it again.

 

[Blak bart]

Dan porter and sea reaper crew this month at douglas beach.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

A civil war photo of extraordinary rarity... an actual combat photo showing the destructive blast of an exploding artillery shell. I've never seen another such photo from during the civil war. This one was made by a Confederate photographer (of whom there were VERY few) named George S. Cook. He was the very first photographer to take actual combat photos... meaning, like the soldiers, the photographer is also "under fire" at the time the photo was shot.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_S._Cook
The scene is the interior of Confederate-held Fort Sumter, under yankee bombardment in 1864, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. The flag flying on the parapet's flagpole is the "2nd Confederate National" flag, also known as "The Stainless Banner" due to its large white field surrounding the Confederate battle flag's emblem.

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

 

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[TheCannonballGuy]

A civil war Gettysburg battlefield photo, taken in 1863, showing a large tree brought down by the explosion of an artillery shell in its trunk.

 

[BosnMate]

I got this picture off of facebook, and I have no idea who took it. It's looking east at Brookings, Oregon from a boat out in the ocean. This was taken just a couple of days ago. 14,000 people live there, and they were on a level three evacuation notice. I have a cousin that lives there, and I talked to him today, he said so far they are doing fine. We need some of that rain that Texas has been getting. Lots of Oregon is on fire, and the Forest Service has a let'er burn philosophy. Can't cut the timber because of the owls, but I guess fire doesn't hurt them.

The picture is not taken in Oregon, it's in Montana. I got it off facebook and didn't check it out before posting it here. Lately it seems like most everything on the internet is a lie. That doesn't mean we not on fire out here, people are loosing their homes and the Forest Service is letting it burn. Oregon Viking posted a picture of the fire that my post turned out not to be.

 

[BosnMate]

Civil war photo of the crew of a 13-inch caliber Mortar about to load a shell into the mortar. The 13-inch caliber was the largest Mortar size used in the American civil war. By the way, a Mortar never fires a Solid-Shot projectile, only explosive shells. Explanation: a Mortar differs from other types of cannons in that it is made to fire a shell at a very high angle trajectory... like you were standing on one side of a wall and toss a ball high up to get it to come down barely on the other side of the wall. That's how a Mortar "lays fire" on the inside of an enemy fortification. You can see the high-angle aim of the Mortars in the photo. Solid-Shot isn't used by a Mortar because all a solid (not hollow) projectile would do is make a deep but small hole in the ground.

Location of this photo is inside a yankee fort on Morris Island just outside Charleston's harbor, South Carolina (where Fort Sumter is located). These mortars bombarded the Confederate harbor-defense fortifications.

To see more detail, click on the photo, then click on it again.

I see what looks like aiming stakes placed on the sides of the pit. I think mortar crews still use aiming stakes, but I don't understand how they work.