Age of Sail Gunnery - The Lethality of Splinters (ft.Vasa)

Today we take a look at one of the key mechanics of age of sail naval warfare, the generation of splinters and how they affected people, with the help of Dr Fred Hocker and the Vasa Museum.

More details on the testing:
   • Breaching walls and sinking ships: th...  
Paper on full scale testing:
https://kurage.files.wordpress.com/20...
Videos of the cannon being fired:
   • Bofors Test Center - Vasa gun project  
   • Firing the Vasa Cannon 22 oct 2014  
   • Firing the Vasa Cannon - Part two  



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