Picture this space in action as gun crews drilled in live fire exercises - the booming noise of cannon, the thick smoke, the smell of burnt powder, and the shouting of commands.
This casemate, a chamber with openings for cannons, could house two 32-pounders, which were designed to sink wooden warships. Similar casemates in the west wall later contained 10-inch Rodman cannons that fired projectiles weighing over 100 pounds.
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Artillery at Fort Adams
Cannon ?? ? ? ? ? ? Weight of Tube ? ? ? Range ? ?? ? ? Shot
24-Pounder ? ? ? ? ?? ? 5500 lbs. ?? ? ? ?? ? 1.1 miles ? ? ? 24 lbs.
32-Pounder ? ?? ? ? ? ? 7479 lbs. ? ??? ? ? ? 1.1 miles ? ? ? 32 lbs.
10-inch Rodman ? ? ? 15,050 lbs. ? ? ?? ? 2.5 miles ? ? ? 125 lbs.
15-inch Rodman ? ? ? 50,000 lbs. ? ? ?? ? 2.5 miles ? ? ? 315 lbs.
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