My article on 18/19 C. expanding cannon projectiles

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    Interesting. I also had the misconception about chain shot until reading your article just now.
     
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    I think the reason the “two balls connected by chain” may have been tried but since every so often the chain would wedge the hindmost shot in the bore upon firing (gun explodes killing everyone nearby) the people who liked that style killed themselves off.
     
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