Fire Mission, Battery!!! – Page 2 – A Podcast History of Artillery

February 4, 2022podcast

Episode 3: Crecy to Constantinople ~ Part 1

This month begins the long journey from the odd to the familiar. This century and a bit takes artillery from the leather wrapped in the…

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January 4, 2022podcast

Episode 2: Gunnery Travels Westward! 1100 – 1345

To better understand the transfer of gunpowder technology out of the Chinese sphere I would like you to think of the Eurasian landmass as consisting…

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December 4, 2021podcast

Episode 1: St Barbara’s Day and Early Chinese Developments

St Barbara: Patron Saint of Gunners The origin stories of St Barbara are varied and of little consequence to our story. Consensus, though, has her…

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December 4, 0202podcast

Fire Mission, Battery! – Intro

Welcome to the podcast: “Fire Mission Battery!” Hello, I’m Jon Moore, I’ll be your host for this journey through a history of artillery. Why artillery?…

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