tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446331158288124266.post6199480697014138343..comments2023-05-03T07:26:00.430-07:00Comments on The Visiting Artilleryman: Happy Birthday!!!!!Redleghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01534394987193749869noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446331158288124266.post-46128824775717451612009-08-30T08:19:06.378-07:002009-08-30T08:19:06.378-07:00Got it. And I see I have a history of Crecy on m...Got it. And I see I have a history of Crecy on my militaria shelf, so I'm going to have to go re-read it for a better appreciation of what you describe above.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446331158288124266.post-34010812608714818402009-08-29T18:34:42.208-07:002009-08-29T18:34:42.208-07:00They had what were called "hand Cannons"...They had what were called "hand Cannons". One man tube things, more cannon than musket or rifle, but still not the big guns we think of as cannons. Yes they had rockets and fire lances and did use gunpowder as bombs for catapults, but this is the first verfied record of real cannons. Like I said, there are mentions of "cannons" in other areas prior, but they can't be verified.Redleghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534394987193749869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446331158288124266.post-9013585928671809792009-08-28T16:49:06.697-07:002009-08-28T16:49:06.697-07:00Huzzah!
Didn't the Chinese have an early vers...Huzzah!<br /><br />Didn't the Chinese have an early version of the cannon, or am I thinking their rockets instead?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com