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mortar Artillery.

History.
Ordnance Material (Ordnance Proper).
Glossary of Terms Vasa CannonThe Vasa Cannon was little more than an over-sized gun barrel laid on a wooden bench, pointed in the general direction of the target, and propped up with wooden wedges. The powder charge was poured into the barrel through the muzzle, and some powder was inserted into the narrow bore of what was called the touch hole. The powder charge was rammed tight with a piece of soft leather or cloth and the missile was inserted. Then the powder in the touch hole was ignited, and the vasa fired.
Richard Jordan GatlingRichard Jordan Gatling thought the invention of an automatic gun that could deliver a high rate of fire would reduce the number of soldiers required to man the battlefield, thus helping to reduce the number of battlefield casualties. In 1862 he patented the Gatling Gun.  

U.S. Field Artillery of World War II
History. | Ordnance Material (Ordnance Proper).
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