Artillery Thru The Ages

A Look at The ''Queen of Battle''.....

Boxted Bombard

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/boxted-bombard 16th Apr 2023 - The unusual Artillery piece called The Boxted Bombard (name for The Township of Boxted in Suffolk, England), is a bit of a historical mystery. Perhaps …

British M777 155mm UL Howitzer

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-m777-155mm-ul-howitzer 24th May 2022 - The British BAE M777 is a 155mm Ultra-Light Howitzer currently in Field Deployment with many Modern Armies of The World. The very effective Cannon wei …

Taransnice

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/taransnice 31st Jul 2021 - The ''Taransnice'' was a (then) new form of Cannon, by which elevation was made possible and somewhat practical. A seen in The Hussite Wars of the mid …

British BL Mark VI 8-Inch Howitzer

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-bl-mark-vi-8inch-howitzer 31st Jul 2021 - Used by The British Army on the battlefields of World War I, The BL 8-Inch Howitzer was considered a ''Siege'' weapon. Unlike earlier Siege version, T …

Korean Jung-Wan'gu

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/korean-jungwangu 31st Jul 2021 - The Jung-Wan'gu was a 16th Century Light Mortar use by The Imperial Korean Army. Considered a ''hand-held'' or maneuvered Field weapon, The Jung-Wan'G …

''Monster'' Mortar

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/monster-mortar 31st Jul 2021 - The ''Monster'' Mortar (as it was known), was a Belgium Artillery Piece used during The Belgium Revolution of 1830-1832. Designed by France and used b …

French Gribeauval 12-Pounder Cannon

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/french-gribeauval-12pounder-cannon 31st Jul 2021 - Designed by French Artillerist Jean Gribeauval in 1765, The Gribeauval 12-Pounder Cannon was an innovative Field Piece, first deployed during The Amer …

British 100-Ton Gun

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-100ton-gun 31st Jul 2021 - Known as The ''Rockbuster'', The British 100-Ton Gun was designed by William Armstrong (inventor of The ''Armstrong'' Cannon). (15) Models were built …

US M1841 Field Cannon

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-m1841-field-cannon 31st Jul 2021 - The US Model 1841 Field Cannon was the primary Field Gun of The US Artillery. Light at 900-pounds, The Model 1841 had an effective range of 1,100 yard …

Coehorn Mortar

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/coehorn-mortar 31st Jul 2021 - The Coehorn Mortar design was developed to provide a light weight, siege and offensive artillery piece that could be readily deployed and fired by sol …

US M1841 Mountain Gun

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-m1841-mountain-gun 31st Jul 2021 - The Model 1841 was the workhorse of The US Army during The Mexican War (1846=48). Incorporated into Government Arsenals in 1837, they would continue ( …

US M1918 240mm Howitzer

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-m1918-240mm-howitzer 31st Jul 2021 - A copy of the French version, The US Army developed this weapon out of necessity. Prior to America's involvement in World War I, it did not have any H …