• Cannon loading in the eighteenth century
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[video=youtube;Eqs-iVsCyDI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eqs-iVsCyDI[/video] This is pretty fucking cool.
[QUOTE=NeverGoWest;49965284] This is pretty fucking cool.[/QUOTE] as are all his videos.
[QUOTE=ReligiousNutjob;49965286]And so are all his videos.[/QUOTE] [video=youtube;abyHm5gnvgw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abyHm5gnvgw[/video] Behold, the big fucking gun of the days past. This channel rocks.
Is there a Lindybeige thread? We should have one.
Shame they just light off a charge. I bet with a projectile that thing could kick back a few yards.
[QUOTE=paul simon;49965310]Is there a Lindybeige thread? We should have one.[/QUOTE] We seriously need one, a mod could change the title of this thread to something more relevant to that purpose.
[QUOTE=NeverGoWest;49965395]We seriously need one, a mod could change the title of this thread to something more relevant to that purpose.[/QUOTE] Perfect title: Nikolas Lloyd (LindyBiege) Thread: V. Tre[I]MENDOUS[/I]ly British
If they started a kickstarter that would allow them to fire a shell at a ship, I'd donate at least $100.
[QUOTE=CabooseRvB;49965318]Shame they just light off a charge. I bet with a projectile that thing could kick back a few yards.[/QUOTE] I presume they can't shut off an area of the ocean for a bit.
[QUOTE=NeverGoWest;49965292] Behold, the big fucking gun of the days past. This channel rocks.[/QUOTE] You wouldn't think the asterisk would be needed but [IMG]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/DoraVSScarab.svg[/IMG]
[QUOTE=Viper_;49974344]You wouldn't think the asterisk would be needed but [IMG]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/DoraVSScarab.svg[/IMG][/QUOTE] You posted a picture of the gun, but not the shell it fired? IMO the shell size is the most impressive part of that gun [T]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/80cm_Gustav_shell.jpg[/t] Imagine how much damage a 5-7 ton shell the size of a minivan travelling at 1600+ mph could do.
[QUOTE=Viper_;49974344]You wouldn't think the asterisk would be needed but [IMG]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/DoraVSScarab.svg[/IMG][/QUOTE] Eh, it [U]was[/U] the biggest gun in the world, but it was destroyed so it doesn't really count.
[QUOTE=Toro;49974410]You posted a picture of the gun, but not the shell it fired? IMO the shell size is the most impressive part of that gun [T]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/80cm_Gustav_shell.jpg[/t] Imagine how much damage a 5-7 ton shell the size of a minivan travelling at 1600+ mph could do.[/QUOTE] Too bad it was virtually useless after planes were invented [editline]21st March 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=NeverGoWest;49965395]We seriously need one, a mod could change the title of this thread to something more relevant to that purpose.[/QUOTE] If you guys want to? Agree/Disagree to vote, or just make a new thread, whatever works. He has like a billion good videos so would be nice.
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtsqYGBK6XA[/media]
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