In artillery, a grapeshot is a type of ammunition that consists of a collection of smaller- caliber round shots packed tightly in a canvas bag [1] and separated from the gunpowder charge by a metal wadding, rather than being a single solid projectile. When assembled, the shot resembled a cluster of grapes, hence the name.

2021年9月22日 · Canister and its forerunner grapeshot were the most fearsome artillery projectiles of the Civil War. The large shot on the left is from a 24-pounder grapeshot charge. At right, an iron 12-pounder canister ball seems small in comparison, but needless to say it …

Grape shot is quite different from a shell or shrapnel rounds. Shrapnel, while similar to both, is different and more deadly. Invented by a British officer during the Napoleonic Wars, it is a fused explosive shell filled with many small balls or iron/lead bits.

A shotgun cartridge, shotshell, or shell is a type of rimmed, cylindrical (straight-walled) ammunition used specifically in shotguns. It is typically loaded with numerous small, spherical sub- projectiles called shot. Shotguns typically use a smoothbore barrel with a tapered constriction at the muzzle to regulate the extent of scattering.

grapeshot, cannon charge consisting of small round balls, usually of lead or iron, and used primarily as an antipersonnel weapon. Typically, the small iron balls were held in clusters of three by iron rings and combined in three tiers by cast-iron plates and a central connecting rod.

2022年6月6日 · Grape. Army stands of grape typically consisted of 2 iron plates, 9 iron shot, a center bolt and 2 iron rings. The shot were arranged in 3 layers, with the bolt and rings holding the layers of shot together. The diameter of the shot varied with the bore diameter of the cannon.

Grapeshot was devastatingly effective against massed infantry at short range. It was used to savage massed infantry charges quickly. Cannons would fire solid shot to attack enemy artillery and troops at longer range and switch to grape when they or nearby troops were charged.

3. grape-- smaller shot layered between iron plates and held together by a central bolt. Presumably the bolt broke when the gun fired allowing the shot to scatter. Examples of grape shot can be seen in [2] pp. 76, 76, and 191. 4. quilted grapeshot-- small shot covered in canvass and tied up with rope which a gave it a quilted look.

Grape shot is quite different from a shell or shrapnel rounds. Shrapnel, while similar to both, is different and more deadly. Invented by a British officer during the Napoleonic Wars, it is a fused explosive shell filled with many small balls or iron/lead bits.

2024年7月15日 · Grapeshot and canister shots are both types of artillery ammunition designed for use in close-quarter combat. By utilizing a container filled with multiple small projectiles, these ammunition types substantially increase the effective range and …