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The Minié ball, or Minie ball, is a type of muzzle-loading spin-stabilizing rifle bullet named after its co-developer, Claude-Étienne Minié. The precursor to the Minié ball was created in 1848 by the French Army captains Montgomery and Henri-Gustave Delvigne.
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What did Claude Minie invent?
He invented the minié ball
When was the minie ball invented?
First version about 1848. Changes were made to the design, and adopted by the US Army about 1855.
Who invented the rifled musket?
The rifled musket was invented and sold to the US Army in 1861. The rifle ball was invented by French inventor Claude-Ã?tienne Minie.
What did the Minnie Ball replace?
The minie ball replaced the lead ball that was used in the American Revolution.
What is a minie ball bullet?
The Minie Ball haha i have been shot by one before i had to have my leg amputated. The Minie Ball was used in the Civil War and in a few other wars but it was mainly used in the Civil War. It is conelike with a hollow bottom and three or two rings depending on where it waz made.
How did Minie ball changed the world?
The Minie ball made great changes in military tactics- it greatly extended the range, accuracy and power of the standard infantry rifle, and increased the rate of fire.
How did the use of the rifle and minie ball change combat tactics in the rifle war?
The use of the Minie Ball did not change the tactics of the commanders of civil war infantry regiments.The biggest change that the minie ball offered was the ability of the infantry soldier to engage the enemy at longer distance,s effectively.The ability of the minie balls skirt or base to bump up to the diameter of the bores diameter and engage the rifling was a vast improvement in accuracy at longer distances than was available with the earlier smooth bore muskets of the time.
Was The minie ball the first projectile to combine the speed and accuracy with the loading speed of a smoothbore rifle?
No
Why was the minie ball important?
It permitted very rapid loading of a rifle, permitting a high rate of accurate fire.
Was Claude Minie an American Inventor?
Yea he invented thousands of things, like America, South America, Latin America, and Pangea
What was the name of the bullet that so many soldiers on both sides used during the civil war?
I think you're referring to the "minie ball" which was a French invention. It was one of the first spin-stabilized conical bullets to be used. The rifles used to shoot it had a rifled barrel to impart spin to the minie ball. Earlier muskets shot round balls and had smooth bores.
Does a muzzle-loader only shoot round bullets?
In MOST cases, muzzle loading firearms can shoot a round ball, OR a cylindrical bullet. Perhaps the best known was the "Minie ball". Named for its creator, this muzzle loaded bullet had a hollow base. On firing, the hollow base was opened by the force of the gunpowder, making the bullet sightly larger, and grip the rifling in th barrel on the way out. Google images of the Minie ball to see what one looks like.
