These were the reason a lot of people died. The first part of the ammunition was called a solid shot. This ammunition could be fired and go long ranges with great speed. People would shoot from the ends of the enemy lines as a strategy to take out a bundle of enemies at a time. Next is the case shot, similar to the solid shot, had long range and some speed. It also had a timed fuse, which made it explode into pieces in mid-air. People would fire these when an advancing front of soldiers to confuse them by faking them out. The shell did not go far but did massive damage with the timed fuse. If someone had a headshot with this ammunition, then that person would die quickly with no time to recover. The canister was fired to reach up 350 yards. They were small as golf balls. They’d travel fast and also do great damage if someone was hit with it. The artillery and ammunition of the war was one part needed for the war to be possible (“Pickett’s
These were the reason a lot of people died. The first part of the ammunition was called a solid shot. This ammunition could be fired and go long ranges with great speed. People would shoot from the ends of the enemy lines as a strategy to take out a bundle of enemies at a time. Next is the case shot, similar to the solid shot, had long range and some speed. It also had a timed fuse, which made it explode into pieces in mid-air. People would fire these when an advancing front of soldiers to confuse them by faking them out. The shell did not go far but did massive damage with the timed fuse. If someone had a headshot with this ammunition, then that person would die quickly with no time to recover. The canister was fired to reach up 350 yards. They were small as golf balls. They’d travel fast and also do great damage if someone was hit with it. The artillery and ammunition of the war was one part needed for the war to be possible (“Pickett’s