As the 35th regiment is being released and it is the Christmas season, it seems approriate to make a wish list. A big bad 18-pounder, 4-inch barrel length with alot of excess metal - fancy stuff on a Siege Gun Carriage!!! Add any desired item to the thread, even if it uses or makes gas.
The first link below describes the artillery assembled on Lake George in the summer of 1755 for an attack by the British on the Fort Federic on Lake Champlain. After the defeat of Braddock in July at BoM, the British cancelled the expedition and turned their efforts into the construction of Fort William Henry. The weight of the large guns are described here, 32-pounders and 18-pounders. With 1 hundred weight equal to 112 pounds, the 32-pounders weigh in the range of 4,592 and 4,928 pounds. The book value for an iron barrel of a 7.5' long 32-pounder is 4,672 pounds (ship gun, recent design), so we can establish a length for the 32-pounders guns.
A JJD 24-pounder (short) had a on carriage weight of 4,963 pounds and a barrel weight of 2,046 pounds. Barrel length appears to be about 7.5' at scale.
The 18-pounders range in weight from 5,824 to 5,935 pounds, big monster guns. A book value for a barrel of 9' long 18-pounder is only 3,096 pounds (new designs @ 1750s). These 18-pounders were probably not the latest gun design, but older guns carrying considerable unneeded weight, excessive re-inforcement and ornamentation. To reach a value of 5,800 - 5,900 pounds, the guns had to be 10-footers.
The second link is a letter from Lord Loudoun to Lord Cumberland describing the artillery at Fort William Henry and Fort Edward in Fall, 1756. Apparently, Loudoun was able to remove six of the 18-pounders from Fort William Henry and have them moved to Fort Edward, latter that Fall. During the Siege of Fort William Henry, the two 32-pounders and the remaining two 18-pounders all burst do to over firing.
http://www.archive.org/stream/militaryaffairsi00cumb#page/128/mode/2up
http://www.archive.org/stream/militaryaffairsi00cumb#page/238/mode/2up
The link below is for a good artillery reference. The eras cannon are discussed throughout the book, but page 41 is a good jump in point
http://books.google.com/books?id=yY...a=X&ei=SY7UUPfzCeO_0AGBiIHQAQ&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAA
Really fun link showing guns with a soldier for scale, scroll to bottom of page
http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=French_Artillery_Vallière_system
The first link below describes the artillery assembled on Lake George in the summer of 1755 for an attack by the British on the Fort Federic on Lake Champlain. After the defeat of Braddock in July at BoM, the British cancelled the expedition and turned their efforts into the construction of Fort William Henry. The weight of the large guns are described here, 32-pounders and 18-pounders. With 1 hundred weight equal to 112 pounds, the 32-pounders weigh in the range of 4,592 and 4,928 pounds. The book value for an iron barrel of a 7.5' long 32-pounder is 4,672 pounds (ship gun, recent design), so we can establish a length for the 32-pounders guns.
A JJD 24-pounder (short) had a on carriage weight of 4,963 pounds and a barrel weight of 2,046 pounds. Barrel length appears to be about 7.5' at scale.
The 18-pounders range in weight from 5,824 to 5,935 pounds, big monster guns. A book value for a barrel of 9' long 18-pounder is only 3,096 pounds (new designs @ 1750s). These 18-pounders were probably not the latest gun design, but older guns carrying considerable unneeded weight, excessive re-inforcement and ornamentation. To reach a value of 5,800 - 5,900 pounds, the guns had to be 10-footers.
The second link is a letter from Lord Loudoun to Lord Cumberland describing the artillery at Fort William Henry and Fort Edward in Fall, 1756. Apparently, Loudoun was able to remove six of the 18-pounders from Fort William Henry and have them moved to Fort Edward, latter that Fall. During the Siege of Fort William Henry, the two 32-pounders and the remaining two 18-pounders all burst do to over firing.
http://www.archive.org/stream/militaryaffairsi00cumb#page/128/mode/2up
http://www.archive.org/stream/militaryaffairsi00cumb#page/238/mode/2up
The link below is for a good artillery reference. The eras cannon are discussed throughout the book, but page 41 is a good jump in point
http://books.google.com/books?id=yY...a=X&ei=SY7UUPfzCeO_0AGBiIHQAQ&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAA
Really fun link showing guns with a soldier for scale, scroll to bottom of page
http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=French_Artillery_Vallière_system
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