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.

[44thGa]

+1 Mr. Rideout.

[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