minus-square@Num10cklinkEnglish3•3 months agohow did those old cannons not tear apart their janky carriages? how did they not fly off the back?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•3 months agoI’d imagine it looked less janky and more sturdy when it was new.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•edit-23 months agoSee the screws? That’s carbon-reinforced iron right there!
minus-square@jaybonelink1•3 months agoThat giant ass vertical screw in the back looks pretty solid. If there’s a similar one in the front I’d think this thing is good.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•3 months agoIts on wheels in part so the recoil rolls it backwards. I’m not 100% sure but it also looks like a fairly modern canon, modernity being the period from 16th to early 20th C
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how did those old cannons not tear apart their janky carriages? how did they not fly off the back?
I’d imagine it looked less janky and more sturdy when it was new.
See the screws? That’s carbon-reinforced iron right there!
That giant ass vertical screw in the back looks pretty solid. If there’s a similar one in the front I’d think this thing is good.
Its on wheels in part so the recoil rolls it backwards.
I’m not 100% sure but it also looks like a fairly modern canon, modernity being the period from 16th to early 20th C