Hawkwood - Vol. 7 Ch. 38 - Philip VI

[MangaDex]

 

[sterven]

Oh wow seeing as experienced as the MC is i'm surprised he hasn't seen a cannon yet. Must not have been widely spread at the time I suppose.

 

[Robbini]

Hmm... I knew cannons of some form were around that time, but I wasn't aware they had actually gotten that more modern cannon appearance already.

 

[Redcloack]

@sterven Crecy was actually the first time that a cannon was used into battle.

And if you want since it is quite a spoiler, there are also accounts provided by the first poor SoDs who ended up to be the first troops in history to experience artillery shelling

 

[Mpwilson123]

Well that guy’s just made a massive death flag.
Might was well say it’s 3 days from retirement.

 

[ampnaman]

Give the man a cannon!

 

[sterven]

@Redcloack
I have read about the Battle of Crecy but I must have skimped over the cannon part. My main take away from that battle was how it established the effectiveness
of the longbow in warfare.

 

[ninjadork]

@Robbini Cannons have always had that general long tubular shape. Most of the technological advancements in that field have been improvements on firing mechanisms, how the cannon is mounted and transported, ammunition, and the overall metallurgy. It wouldn't be until percussion caps and advancements in breech-loading that gunpowder artillery would make the leap to modern artillery styles.

At this point in time that "bell" is excess iron used to compensate for inferior metallurgy so it doesn't just explode upon ignition.

 

[Doomroar]

Oh shit he is literally bringing the big guns!!

 

[AbuHajaar]

BITCHES LOVE CANNONS

 

[BanditHadron]

@ninjadork
Don't forget rifling. That was a big improvement.

 

[Robbini]

@ninjadork

At that time, the ancestors of cannons were bombards. Which I recall were way ... straighter of sorts.

 

[ninjadork]

@Robbini Bombard is a subtype of cannon, generally used explicitly for siege warfare against fortifications. Mostly defined by having a non-wheeled mounting and short, large caliber barrel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombard_%28weapon%29

@BanditHadron I typically consider rifling a sub-group of metallurgy / ammunition.

 

[Robbini]

@ninjadork

Bombards were a subtype, but they were the first cannons, and from what I read, the english had a few different types at that battle.