 Case or Canister
Shot: filled with small metal balls, metal scraps, shrapnel.
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 Solid Shot: most
effectively and widely used in smooth bore guns. Attached to a wooden Sabot.
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 Grape Shot: heavy balls strung or quilted together;
separating in flight after being fired. |
 Shell: used with a fuse for a
timed explosion. |
Manby’s Shot: shot with a rope
attached, used for shooting rescue lines to ships.
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Martin’s Shell: insulated hollow
sphere filled with molten metal.
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Parachute Light Ball: parachute on a
burning rocket, used to suspend light for several minutes.
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Hot Shot: solid shot heated in a hot
shot furnace; used to set wooden ships and wooden building on fire.
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Bar Shot: a projectile which elongates
itself in flight; used to destroy a ships rigging and sails.
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