culverin

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• French had just succeeded in taking across the last piece of artillery, a long "culverin" [1] (cannon), named _Madame de Forli_, [2] which had been re-taken from the Spaniards at Ravenna, was so heavy that it sank the first boat, and the poor soldiers, seeing they were lost, escaped as best they could, but many were killed and others drowned. Bayard: the Good Knight Without Fear and Without Reproach
• A heavily armed small carrack might sport 2 culverins below and 5 demi-culverins on deck per side, which at that rate could sink a ship of its class but only with some work. Cannon for Pathfinder « Geek Related
• For example, if a PC is hiding in a 10×10 wooden shack that is hit by a culverin inflicting 35 points of damage on the structure, he may take 8 points of fragment damage if he fails his save. Cannon for Pathfinder « Geek Related
• English colonists gave their artillery colorful names, such as falcon, saker, demiculverin, and culverin, to name a few.
• And for "traditional" muzzleloader types we could issue a commemorative culverin with Bilbo Baggins face etched into it. Miscellaneous Whining From The 2007 SHOT Show
• We passed the demilune, we passed the culverin, bayoneting the artillerymen at their guns; we advanced across the two tremendous demilunes which flank the counterscarp, and prepared for the final spring upon the citadel. Novels by Eminent Hands
• She weighed five hundred tons and carried thirty-eight guns: twenty-two culverins and sixteen demi-culverins.
• In view of the range he ascribes to the culverin, some remarks on gun performances are in order.
• Small Culverin: Also known as the demi-culverin, this weapon fires a 10 lb shot and is suitable for mounting on many ships, including on the top deck. Cannon for Pathfinder « Geek Related
• Their ship, Lady Edwina, mounts eight culverins and ten demi-culverins along with a prime crew of English seamen.