COLLECTION OF benteng vredeburg

VOC cannon

This collection is a cannon that was found in the year 1991-1992 when carried out the restoration of the buildings in the Complex of the Fort Vredeburg. Types of cannon made in England this was known by the name of cannon sundut (sulawesi) because in life used a torch to burn and blow up the gunpowder within the tube of the cannon, through a small hole in the base of the cannon. A gunpowder explosion will be able to throw the bullet-shaped iron ball as far as 1000-1500 meters. The size of the cannon effect on the ability/accuracy of the shoot as well as the range of shooting range. The discovery of the cannons around the Fort Vredeburg is not separated from the functionality of the castle as a fortress, so that the need to be equipped with the weapons of defense.

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