Artillery Thru The Ages

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

British Stokes Mortar

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-stokes-mortar 31st Jul 2021 - Designed in 1915 by Wilfred Stokes, The Stokes Light Mortar was driven by the ability to “marry” light artillery with rockets, that could …

Queen Elizabeth's ''Pocket Pistols''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/queen-elizabeths-pocket-pistols 31st Jul 2021 - The "Pocket Pistol" were actually constructed before Queen Elizabeth I reign. Given as a gift to her (but presented to her father, King Henry VIII), i …

Demi-Cannon

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/demicannon 31st Jul 2021 - These were medium-sized cannons (similar but slightly larger than The Culverin class of guns). Developed in the mid-17th Century, they were always con …

Cookson Repeating Musket

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/cookson-repeating-musket 31st Jul 2021 - The Cookson Flintlock Rifle was a lever action, breech loading repeater (sometimes known as The Cookson Gun). Examples were seen as far back as 1680. …

Carronade

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/carronade 31st Jul 2021 - Carronades were short barrel, cast iron cannon developed and used by England from the 1770s to to the mid-19th Century. Designed to be used primarily …

US M197 Electric Cannon

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-m197-electric-cannon 31st Jul 2021 - The M197 Electric Cannon was a weapons system developed by The US Army to improve upon the then new in-service M67 ''Vulcan'' 20mm Machine Gun. As pre …

Baton A' Feu

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/baton-a-feu 31st Jul 2021 - From the French word “Fire Stick”, The Feu was an early 12th Century  hand-held Bombard type hand-cannon. Developed in Western Europe …

British Model 1887 4.5-Inch Gun

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-model-1887-45inch-gun 31st Jul 2021 - Produced by The Elswick Ordnance Company (England), The QR Naval Gun was first deployed in 1887 with The British Navy. The Guns were semi-Casemate mou …