Wheeels were perhaps the greatest problem. The gun was cradled between the cheeks, the rear ends of which formed a "trail" for stabilizing the maneuvering the piece. The essential parts of the design were early established: Two large, heavy cheeks or side pieces set on an axle and connected by transoms. While there as little real progress in mobility until the days of Gustavus Adolphus, the wheeled artillery carriage seems to have been invented by the Venetians in the fifteenth century. Being cumbrous and inefficient, they played little part in battle, but were quite useful in siege. They were laid directly on the ground, with muzzles elevated by moundingup the earth. Those early pieces were very small, made of iron or cast bronze, and fired lead or iron balls. Several manuscripts dedicated to gunpowder become available.Įvolution of more sophisticated and refined cannons takes off towards the turn of the 15-16th century with the introduction of cast iron cannons, but that is probably outside the mod's time frame.ĭuring the Houndred Years' War (1339-1453) cannon came into general use. Breach-loading and swivel guns are introduced late 14th century as well.ġ5th, we now see actual variety and popularity. Wheels, late 14th century, but only become popular in artwork as we move into the 15th century. Here is Tower of London's expansion of Ornance for the second half of the 14th century. Available to most feudal armies according to Froissart. Mostly for siege scenario on a immobile gun bed. Smaller cannons (and handguns), mid 14th century. ( This first post is mostly about Europe (excluding Spain), more on other regions later. More detail, but I can't confirm all of it: ġ3th century cannons/hangunners in Arabia, muslim spain and china.
Roughly speaking, an evolution of gunpowder.
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