Cool Pirate Math: How to Aim a Cannon | Pirate Weaponry

Join our discord: Hand over them doubloons: Fork it over: Channel merch: At first, I was going to cover cannons in one video. Then it became two. Then it became three, and here we are: hopefully, this is the fourth and final video. When I first started researching cannons, I only skimmed the instructions on how to aim ’em, and found them to be rather arcane. But after receiving requests about it, I couldn’t quite shake the itch. So I decided to dig into the period manuals, both the English and French, and it doesn’t seem quite as complicated as I made it out to be. Modern sources: The Sea-Rover’s Practice - Benerson Little Period Sources: The Sea-Gunner - John Seller Seaman’s Grammar - John Smith Elements of War - Guillaume le Blond Les Travaux de Mars - Alain Manesson Mallet 0:00 Introduction 1:13 Ranges 3:24 Parts 4:02 Aiming at point blank 8:08 Aiming beyond point blank 11:45 Aiming tactics and conclusion 13:25 Outro #history #cannons #pirates #privateers #goldandgunpowder