Important Flashcards
How much tax was collected per year during Edward III?
75,000
How much tax was collected per year during Henry V
125,000
pros of cannon
. Metal was used for cannon barrels and balls, rather than stone, which made cannons more effective and accurate
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cons of cannon
heavy and expensive
innacuarate
short range
required training
unreliable
slow reload
strengths of matchlock?
Lead shot could penetrate steel plate armour at 100 metres
It took a matter of weeks to learn how to use
weaknesses of matchlock?
Rain: the match would often not work in damp or wet conditions meaning the matchlock was useless
Reload time: often took 3 minutes to reload
what was the matchlock replaced by?
the flintlock
pros of the flintlock?
more reliable
durable
took half the time to reload
change in 1500-1700
. 2/3 of infantry now had guns
. cavalry use pistols and swords
. less armour except chest piece
. decline in pike in favour of bayonets
Gatling gun?
1862
200 rpm
minie bullets?
1847
range of 300m
conical bullets?
higher range
long and thin
Why did the musket take over from longbows?
. New high-carbon steel armour was mostly arrow proof but armour could be pierced by muskets
. Mass production of bullets meant they were available to issue to any soldier
. easy to make
. could store more
Why were cannons used less 1500-1700
- New engineering methods led to stronger defensive walls as protection
. Walls were angled, so cannon balls would bounce off without damaging them
breech-loading?
.reloading 4x quicker than that with muskets
