Smoke rings?

[Hoosier49er]

I've always wondered: how do you artillery types get those perfect smoke rings when you fire a coehorn? I've got one on the way, and thought that would be just the thing for the 4th of July. :D

[44thGa]

+1 Mr. Rideout. :cool:

[Artyman]

HA HA HA! Good one Chris.

Remember that you get smoke rings from cannons sometimes too!

And from pipe smokers, ceegar smokers and the like.

Usually not from dope smokers though.

Harry

[TheQM]

Usually not from dope smokers though.

Harry


Harry,

Some personal experience? :)

[FloridaConfederate]

Internets grabass aside...

I would be interested to hear from a artillery x-spert on the manual of arms or drill for the 12/24lb Mortars ????

Obviously siege operations were the primary mission.

I can recall reading about the Federals setting points via surveyed iron pins on the wall of the individual mortars revetment allowing aiming without direct LOS.

CJ Rideout
Tampa, Florida

[Artyman]

I'm surrounded by them. Heck, I think everyone in Galion is a pot head.

But a cannon barrel makes a lousy bong!

Harry

[Brian Swartz]

Gee Harry after reading your last post hear I got a vision of Platoon when Willem Defoe blew the pot smoke thru his rifle to Charlie Sheen.But instead of a rifle they use a Cannon.

[Artyman]

Takes a big set of lungs. Hey, I never saw a guy in Nam ever use an M-16 like that though!

Harry

[Hoosier49er]

If you man your Coehorn with a full compliment of crimson bedecked galtoops, a kid for a powder monkey and use them against advancing infantry like @ most nactments..... the smoke is natural byproduct resulting from the vortex of the suck that is your impression.

As stated in an earlier post, the coehorn will not be attending any events. If you don't have a serious answer, don't respond... If you would like to offer me further disrespect, I am perfectly open to responding in person.

[Artyman]

Hoosier,

A serious answer. The coehorn blows a ring usually because of the chamber being smaller than the bore. This creates a swirl in the escaping gasses which form the ring. Cannons create the effect from the cartridge being smaller than the bore, the escaping gasses getting the swirl as it blows past the cartridge at the muzzle.

I watched live fire demos for coehorns several times when, even with the shells, there is usually a ring, much more common than with guns.

I shouldn't have laughed at your expense. It just hit me funny at the moment. Sorry!

Harry

[44thGa]

Easy hoss. Lighten up, it's all in good humor.

[Tiger_rifles]

Easy hoss. Lighten up, it's all in good humor.

You may call it "good humor", but it is also bad manners. Why do some on this forum feel there is nothing wrong with high-jacking a thread and/or useing someones question as a means to chat/joke with thier personal friends completely off topic?
It is all good a fine to tell someone to "Lighten up", but I did notice that Rideout's little comment was removed..... and that YOu were the one to give a "+1"!

[FloridaConfederate]

As stated in an earlier post, the coehorn will not be attending any events. If you don't have a serious answer, don't respond... If you would like to offer me further disrespect, I am perfectly open to responding in person.


Lighten up hard tail.

No one disrespected you...it wasnt about "you" and is in hypothetical... I posted a pic of the exact described unit..conditioned it upon "if" with a list of conditions of widely known anachronisms of units using these little mortars.

Want a serious answer...ask a serious question. Matter fact of I tried to turn to history in the post before your heater.

Chris Rideout
Tampa, Florida

[Hoosier49er]

Want a serious answer...ask a serious question. Matter fact of I tried to turn to history in the post before your heater.

What was not serious about my question? (Thanks, Harry, for answering by the way.) Your response was uncalled for and offensive. I'm assuming that's why it was removed. If you want to discuss it further, send a PM. 'Far as I'm concerned, this horse is dead, let's not beat it any more.

[TheQM]

Guys,

This is a hobby. It's supposed to be fun!

You'll often see smoke rings from CW cannons, especially on dry, still days. It's nothing but the smoke travelling down the walls of the round cannon barrel. Really no different than blowing smoke rings. Remember, the hot, dry smoke is lighter than air. That's why it rises. I'm sure most of you have been to events where the air is humid and still. The the air is actually heavier than the dry smoke. In that case, the smoke sinks to the ground and you will rarely see a smoke ring.

BTW Harry,

In the movie "Platoon" they used a pump shotgun, not a M-16. :)

[Pvt Schnapps]

Shot-gun, shoot em for he run now...

I was going to say something else, but I forgot.

[Artyman]

Yeah, you are right. Being a Nam Vet I didn't like Platoon enough to watch it a second time. Now, Hamburger Hill and We Were Soldiers, I liked them!

Harry