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1. • • This 3-pounder infantry-support gun was an important improvement on traditional artillery. It could fire once every three minutes, because of a cartridge wired to the ball. It could be transported by one horse, or two to three men, and was ideal for regimental support. Each regiment received four of these light, infantry-support guns.
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2. www.johnsmilitaryhistory.com › threepdrThree Pounder "Grasshopper" - John's Military History

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   This diorama shows three pounders in action. Behind the guns are the limbers used secondarily to store ammunition. Developed originally in the 1680s, limbers began mounting ammunition boxes after 1750. During transport, the trail of the gun was attached to the limber. With the three pounder, a single horse could pull both gun and limber.

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   Was a 3 pounder a new weapon in the Revolutionary War?

   • Light guns like the 3 pounder were not new in the Revolution. In the early 1600s Gustavus Adolphus fielded light guns very effectively, usually in support of a specific regiment, but their use goes back to the infancy of gunpowder artillery.

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   What is a 3 pounder SB gun?

   • The brass 3 Pounder Smooth Bore (3 Pdr SB) gun was used notably by the Hudson’s Bay Company. The gun is mounted on garrison carriage used in fortifications. Gunners called the 3 Pdr SB guns “grasshoppers.” The cypher on the barrel is that of the Master General of Ordnance 1807-1810, the Earl of Chatham.

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   How did a three pounder limber work?

   • During transport, the trail of the gun was attached to the limber. With the three pounder, a single horse could pull both gun and limber. Most guns had a quick source of ammunition in sideboxes astride the barrel. This three pounder also had a box along the trail for storing miscellaneous items.

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   What is a Hessian 3 pounder field gun?

   • The Hessian three-pounder field guns were primarily designed to be beautiful, symmetric and fill both the roles of field (light) artillery and garrison (medium) artillery.

   The first of three Artillery Engagements at the Battle of Trenton

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Infantry_support_gunInfantry support gun - Wikipedia

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   Infantry support guns or battalion guns are artillery weapons designed and used to increase the firepower of the infantry units they are intrinsic to, offering immediate tactical response to the needs of the unit's commanding officer.

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6. www.historynet.com › you-can-thank-the-swedes-forYou Can Thank the Swedes for Combined Arms Theory - HistoryNet

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   Mar 17, 2023 · His bronze 3-pounder regimental gun could be towed by a single horse or three men and boasted a rate of fire half again faster than muskets of the period. Gustavus was a deeply religious Protestant whose troops went into battle singing hymns.

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7. en.rcamuseum.com › 3-pounder-smooth-bore-gun3 Pounder Smooth Bore Gun - The Royal Canadian Artillery Museum

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   The brass 3 Pounder Smooth Bore (3 Pdr SB) gun was used notably by the Hudson’s Bay Company. The gun is mounted on garrison carriage used in fortifications. Gunners called the 3 Pdr SB guns “grasshoppers.”

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   Dec 26, 2020 · The Hessian three-pounder field guns were primarily designed to be beautiful, symmetric and fill both the roles of field (light) artillery and garrison (medium) artillery.

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10. ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org › battlefieldBattlefield Research Blog Entry #11: British Artillery at the ...

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    Nov 11, 2021 · The 3-Pounder was a crew-serviced weapon that required a group of six artillerists to efficiently operate, along with 10 artillerists in reserve to drag the gun on the battlefield and to replace casualties, but as few as three men could work the gun.

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    This 3-pounder infantry-support gun was an important improvement on traditional artillery. It could fire once every three minutes, because of a cartridge wired to the ball. It could be transported by one horse, or two to three men, and was ideal for regimental support.