Talk:Naval artillery in the Age of Sail

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1 Inaccuracies in the pictures
2 Image search
3 suggested source
4 Attention Tag Removed

[edit] Inaccuracies in the pictures

The diagram of the loaded cannon does not include wadding, (the ball is in direct contact with the ball which it shouldn't be. Also the diagram: Tir.jpg, which allegedly shows the firing of a 18-pound gun would result in injuries of some of those around the cannon as it rebounded. In particular the man on the right holding a pulley block would have his arm ripped off. --Dumbo12 (talk) 21:31, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image search

If someone has time, a search through existing Wikipedia images regarding naval artillery from the right time period might help... Georgewilliamherbert 03:30, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] suggested source

this article needs extension and sourcing. I suggest the long and detailed book from Elmar Potter and Chester Nimitz: Sea Power: A Naval History Wandalstouring 21:59, 31 August 2006 (UTC)