Weapons
The principal guns widely used in the field are listed in the following table.
| Name | Tube | Projectile (lb) |
Charge (lb) |
Velocity (ft/s) |
Range (yd at 5°) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | Bore (in) | Len (in) | Wt (lb) | |||||
| 6-pounder Gun | bronze | 3.67 | 60 | 884 | 6.1 | 1.25 | 1,439 | 1,523 |
| M1857 12-pounder "Napoleon" | bronze | 4.62 | 66 | 1,227 | 12.3 | 2.50 | 1,440 | 1,619 |
| 12-pounder Howitzer | bronze | 4.62 | 53 | 788 | 8.9 | 1.00 | 1,054 | 1,072 |
| 12-pounder Mountain Howitzer | bronze | 4.62 | 33 | 220 | 8.9 | 0.5 | --- | 1,005 |
| 24-pounder Howitzer | bronze | 5.82 | 64 | 1,318 | 18.4 | 2.00 | 1,060 | 1,322 |
| 10-pounder Parrott rifle | iron | 2.9 or 3.0 |
74 | 890 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1,230 | 1,850 |
| 3-inch Ordnance Rifle | wrought iron |
3.0 | 69 | 820 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1,215 | 1,830 |
| 14-pounder James Rifle | bronze | 3.80 | 60 | 875 | 14.0 | 1.25 | ---- | 1530 |
| 20-pounder Parrott rifle | iron | 3.67 | 84 | 1750 | 20.0 | 2.00 | 1,250 | 1,900 |
| 12-pounder Whitworth breechloading rifle | iron | 2.75 | 104 | 1092 | 12.0 | 1.75 | 1,500 | 2,800 |
| Italics denotes data for shell, not shot. | ||||||||
There were two general types of artillery weapons used during the Civil War: smoothbores and rifles. Smoothbores included howitzers and guns.
Read more about this topic: Field Artillery In The American Civil War
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