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Grasshopper was the nickname for a cannon used by the British in the late 18th century as a light battalion gun to support infantry. It was designed for service in rough terrain such as the frontiers of British North America. Its barrel was made of bronze instead of iron. Bronze is less brittle than cast iron, and so the barrel could be made thinner and lighter than that of an iron gun. If a bronze gun developed a defect it would rupture; an iron gun with a flaw would shatter, at great cost to its own crew. It fired a three-pound (1.4 kg) ball (or same weight of canister shot).

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  • Grasshopper was the nickname for a cannon used by the British in the late 18th century as a light battalion gun to support infantry. It was designed for service in rough terrain such as the frontiers of British North America. Its barrel was made of bronze instead of iron. Bronze is less brittle than cast iron, and so the barrel could be made thinner and lighter than that of an iron gun. If a bronze gun developed a defect it would rupture; an iron gun with a flaw would shatter, at great cost to its own crew. It fired a three-pound (1.4 kg) ball (or same weight of canister shot). (en)
  • Het Grasshopper-kanon was een 3 ponder-kanon dat door de Britten werd ontworpen in de 18e eeuw. Het was een klein en licht kanon met grote wielen. Dankzij deze eigenschappen was het kanon goed te verplaatsen door de infanterie, ook op ruig terrein. Het kanon kende een grote terugslag bij het vuren. Daarom kreeg dit kanon de bijnaam grasshopper (sprinkhaan). Het kanon werd onder andere gebruikt in de Slag bij Cowpens tijdens de Amerikaanse Revolutie. (nl)
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  • Grasshopper was the nickname for a cannon used by the British in the late 18th century as a light battalion gun to support infantry. It was designed for service in rough terrain such as the frontiers of British North America. Its barrel was made of bronze instead of iron. Bronze is less brittle than cast iron, and so the barrel could be made thinner and lighter than that of an iron gun. If a bronze gun developed a defect it would rupture; an iron gun with a flaw would shatter, at great cost to its own crew. It fired a three-pound (1.4 kg) ball (or same weight of canister shot). Using the conventional bracket or split trail, the gun could be moved by its own crew using drag ropes and wooden shafts much like a handcart. Two straight shafts were placed on each side of the cheek pieces facing forward, and two angled ones at the trail. The appearance of the shafts when fixed in place led to the nickname of Grasshopper. (en)
  • Het Grasshopper-kanon was een 3 ponder-kanon dat door de Britten werd ontworpen in de 18e eeuw. Het was een klein en licht kanon met grote wielen. Dankzij deze eigenschappen was het kanon goed te verplaatsen door de infanterie, ook op ruig terrein. Het kanon kende een grote terugslag bij het vuren. Daarom kreeg dit kanon de bijnaam grasshopper (sprinkhaan). Het kanon werd onder andere gebruikt in de Slag bij Cowpens tijdens de Amerikaanse Revolutie. De uitgeboorde loop was vervaardigd van het dure materiaal brons. Brons is veel sterker dan ijzer, daarom was de loop veel dunner dan andere ijzeren kanonnen van die tijd. Ook was brons veel veiliger. Als er een defect zou optreden in een ijzeren kanon zou het kanon versplinteren door de kracht van de explosie, met fatale gevolgen voor de kanonniers. Doordat brons veel sterker is, zou het kanon enkel scheuren. Uiteraard zou het kanon dan onbruikbaar geworden zijn, maar voor de bemanning was het een stuk veiliger. (nl)
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