Black Powder Mortar Cannons: A History of Explosive Innovation
The Daybreak of Explosive Energy The earth trembles. A plume of black smoke billows skyward, momentarily obscuring the solar. A deafening roar rips by way of the air, adopted by the whistling descent of an enormous projectile. Moments later, an explosion shatters the silence, sending earth and particles flying. This was the theater of warfare, … Read more