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When the Confederate infantry line got to within a few hundred yards
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Guns That Changed The Game

When the Confederate infantry linegot to within a few hundred yards, the Union...

When the Confederate infantry line
got to within a few hundred yards, the Union cannoneers
changed their ammunition to cannisters, effectively
turning their Napoleon 1857s into giant shotguns

Full Transcript

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When the Confederate infantry line got to within a few hundred yards,
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the Union cannoneers changed their ammunition
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to cannisters, effectively turning their Napoleon 1857s
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into giant shotguns.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:19
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary
Production
Hirschman/Northern Productions

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Movie Summary

As each new century unfolded, guns increasingly shaped the way battles were fought and borders were drawn. The quest to create more innovative and lethal weapons became more and more contested. These are the Guns the Changed the G...
S01 • E01 The Colt 1911 was the first weapon to use it and features a slide - Guns That Changed The Game 00:09
The Colt 1911 was the first weapon to use it and features a ...
S01 • E02 In 1938, Kalashnikov was conscripted into the Red Army as a tank - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
In 1938, Kalashnikov was conscripted into the Red Army as a ...
S01 • E02 He was wounded in combat during the Battle of Bryansk in 1941 - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
He was wounded in combat during the Battle of Bryansk in 194...
S01 • E01 After extensive testing the US war department chose the 1911, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:09
After extensive testing the US war department chose the 1911...
S01 • E03 At the end of the charge, over 7,000 Confederate soldiers - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
At the end of the charge, over 7,000 Confederate soldiers
S01 • E02 While in hospital, he heard other soldiers - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
While in hospital, he heard other soldiers
S01 • E03 It was the beginning of the end for the Rebel cause. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:05
It was the beginning of the end for the Rebel cause.
S01 • E01 Even in his wildest dreams, Browning would not have thought - Guns That Changed The Game 00:09
Even in his wildest dreams, Browning would not have thought
S01 • E02 As soon as he was discharged, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
As soon as he was discharged,
S01 • E03 Just as it took the French to perfect the smooth bore, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:11
Just as it took the French to perfect the smooth bore,
S01 • E02 If reliability was one of Kalashnakov's key goals, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
If reliability was one of Kalashnakov's key goals,
S01 • E01 It has been used by US servicemen and women in every theatre of war - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
It has been used by US servicemen and women in every theatre...
S01 • E02 The key to this is the combination of port, cylinder, piston, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
The key to this is the combination of port, cylinder, piston...
S01 • E02 When propellant burns at near-explosive speeds, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:15
When propellant burns at near-explosive speeds,
S01 • E03 The Canon de 75 modele 1897, featured breech loading - Guns That Changed The Game 00:12
The Canon de 75 modele 1897, featured breech loading
S01 • E01 The American military alone has purchased 2.7 million of these guns - Guns That Changed The Game 00:13
The American military alone has purchased 2.7 million of the...
S01 • E02 The AK47 sacrificed the precision and accuracy of the traditional - Guns That Changed The Game 00:09
The AK47 sacrificed the precision and accuracy of the tradit...
S01 • E03 It had a rifled barrel and used smokeless powder in self-contained - Guns That Changed The Game 00:10
It had a rifled barrel and used smokeless powder in self-con...
S01 • E02 Hugo Schmeisser, worked as Kalashnakov's assistant - Guns That Changed The Game 00:10
Hugo Schmeisser, worked as Kalashnakov's assistant
S01 • E01 John Browning died of a heart attack in a workshop in Belgium in 1926. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
John Browning died of a heart attack in a workshop in Belgiu...