chain shot

chain shot is an ammunition or cannonball.

Also recorded as chain-shot.

Contents

Overview

Shot for cannons, consisting of two spheres, hemispheres, or cylinders connected by a chain.

Connections

Each connection was recorded deliberately, with the basis for it kept on the internal record.

Broader subject

  • ammunitionTerminology

    Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.

  • cannonballTerminology

    Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    “Chain shot”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1939864: chain shot

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