Chain Shot (Deadly Weapon)
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This type of projectile was particularly effective against the sails, masts, and rigging of a ship, shredding and tearing them apart.
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I've played Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag so I'm somewhat an expert in this subject.
same
Me too
chainshot is the terror of the sails,man😎
Same
I was just about to say that. Certainly an effective tool for plundering >:3
"She's weak right there, Captain!"
"Braaaacee"
After fight... *Crew starts singing* Loved that
Ac rogue?
@@derivedfever807 no BlackFlag
@@shrekfromthehood1937 Both games have those dialogues I think
@@apunahasapeemapetilon4398 thats surprising ive never heard much of the same privateer voicelines from BlackFlag to Rogue
Sea of Thieves players: “You know I’m somewhat of a *chainshot expert* myself”
**laughs in Black Flag**
Ship: gets hit by anchor bomb and blunder bombs...
Me and the bois: *ghostly wail*
Hmm...lol
*laughs in Atlas*
You copied the comment from the highest liked comment, youre a wannabe, guilty of crimes of douchbaggery.
"Fire!"
"We're ready sir!"
"She's weak right there, captain"
"Braaaaace!"
**the crew celebrating**
Binod
@@lonewolf_nahsut9922 ?
@@GuyNamedBarry بینود
@@lonewolf_nahsut9922 im muslim, i only understand a bit of arabic during conversations. I dont understand this
@@GuyNamedBarry I’m an arab and I understand nothin
The fishes licking their lips looking at the battle knowing they are getting a new home.
Until they get bored of it
*... and dinner.*
Something Physical well... not exactly
Must be great being a fish real estate agent. New properties popping up all the time.
Ironwar
Mr krabs: *dies from money
I’ve seen it used once in media: when Pintel and Ragetti took down one of the Dutchman’s masts.
So those were their names.
In all fairness barbossa called him ragetti during the calypso scene
They use it in the first movie as well
Barbossa , Pintel and Ragetti were my 3 favorite characters.
just a slight correction, it is pintel instead of pinter :)
They were so popular in Sea of Thieves that they made them irl.
Wow, Sea of Thieves is so popular, they made pirates a real thing!
Sea of Thieves is so popular they made ships a real thing
SoT is so popular ! They made the sea in real life 😮😮😮
Also they made fish and shark irl 😮😮😮
are you guys dumb
it's obviously copied from assassin's creed black flag
@@soupe5535 nonono it's from that one Minecraft mod that no one knows.
Toranaga son really had that DAWG in him
bro really said nah i'd win
*Other Ship:* "You got quite a pair on you for attacking our ship."
*loading this into their cannons:* "YUP!"
dude ur fake go away!
hello there again
@@AlexRMval2323 What a time we live in where _I'm_ the fake version of my precious junior, now. To be fair *points at self* I HAVE a mustache.
@@Pomegrandmate My age must be really showing if people don't remember me and think _I'm_ the fake, now. Man, my junior really made a name for himself, huh?
Dude not you again I’ve manually searched up videos and I still find you
Reminds me of Pirates of the Caribbean and Assassin's Creed Black Flag.
Sid Mier's Pirates as well. The chainshot was an ammo selection.
@@IAmMadMan also true.
Same bruh
Wait... How was this comment made 1 week ago?
Jack Kippen lol I am so confused
"Half Sail!"
"Full Sail!"
"Half Sail!"
"Sing me a song!"
"Full Sail!"
"Half Sail!"
"Full Sail!"
Don't lie, this is why kenway's crew members left him.
Man stop making me sad
NOT FUNNY THIS IS A HISTORY CHANNEL NOT FOR MEME COMMENTS!
@@envyso2555 the whole internet is for memes now
@@bonelesspizzamini8162 truer words have not been said yet
Scrap every gust of wind
I think you missed one of the main reasons to use Chain Shot. Often in naval combat of the day the goal was not to sink the opponents ship but to disable it and take the ship by boarding, chain shot was very good at tanging riggin and dismasting ships. The ships crew and officers were paid prize money for taking enemy ships and capturing them to use in their own navy's.
Empire total war fan?
@@thecrazytophatman7304 he might be but he’s also spitting facts, and any naval history buff knows what chain shots primary function was.
So they literally just shot a Chain Chomp at ships? Sounds like fun
More like two chain chomps tied together.
Yep it does! XD
This comment is going to blow up
Yes you right it’s gonna BLOW UP
[KaBOOM]
Sailor: does anyone else hear barking?
Everyone here gets remembered to AC4 or PotC while I got Sid Meiers Pirates in my head XD
Total war napoleon for me
nostalgia :')
YES
I learned chain shot from Napoleon Total War. Not gonna lie, this ammo are great for capturing or disable ship of the line.
Oh man, I miss playing Sid Meiers Pirates.
Round shot: Q
Canister shot: W
Grapeshot: E
Chainshot: R
Two Balls and a Chain: still a ladykiller after all these years...
Ha!
Ha!
Ha!
Ha!
Ha!
Ahh, Assassins Creed 3, 4 and Rogue memories come flooding to me.....
Ac4 was too easy, ac3 was perfect
@@tomi9562 true, we need a great pirate game.
@@luisemoralesfalcon4716
Sea of Thieves?
@@---ej8tq Nah, some mix of how thre AC played but removing the fantastical elements.
@@luisemoralesfalcon4716 just mix ac4 and 3
Chain Shot, also known as: *"Fear my nutsack!"*
You mean clacker balls
not funny tbh
I didnt know they were that heavy
Time to make more jojokes but actually I have nothing
You mean my Clacker Volley!?
I've been getting tired of trimming my neighbor's tree branches that grow into my yard. A cannon with chain shot looks like a great solution... either it will clear out branches or decapitate the neighbors... or destroy their deck... or remove their chimney... doesn't seem very accurate.
I wouldn't recommend this method for pruning - it's too dangerous...
Thanks to flying wood splinters, the effects of the trusty old cannonball below decks weren’t necessarily limited to its direct flight path.
Just like with an armor piercing shot for tanks
@@patrickpelletier9298 also squash heads
Okay, I gonna say it:
G E K O L O N I S E E R D
S P E C E R I J E N
ZEG MAKKER
I N G E P O L D E R D
G E K O L O N I S E E R D
K O K O S N O T E N Z I J N G E E N. S P E C E R I J E N
I remember seeing this invention tested on mythbusters(R.I.P. Grant Imohara), the damage it caused was horrific.
Ground pork anyone?
your comment makes it seem like the chainshot is what killed grant
@@captainfatnuts8671 yeah fr
Wait Rip?
Rip grant
I thought i heard the old man say:
“Leave her, johnny, leave her”
Tomorrow you will get your pay
And it's time for us to leave her.
@Adolf Hitler And it's time for us to leave her
I hate to sail on this rotten tub
"Leave her, Johnny, leave her!"
No grog allowed and rotten grub
@Kaden Petrocco Leave her Johnny leave her
Oh leave her Johnny leave her
Fun fact: in the third angelo dutch the dutch marines sailed up the river medway and burned the english fleet and captured the royal charles that was docked there. The ship was used for scrap but the back of the ship is still in a museum in the Netherlands
*proud dutch noises*
Yaaar! do not lose ye head
How 1 week ago
@@jasonvoorhees6599 He's probably a member because they get too see videos earlier than a regular viewer.
Don't worry captain. I will send it flying
Early access
Yaar! That's impossible!
Me, who played the assassin's creed games.
I don’t think you know how these work.
@@Idk-dc7hv they were fired at close proximity, so kinda accurate. Though it was portrayed in fireballs and there was no time to check the accuracy.
That pfp...
The game tought you well but there is more to it than meets the eye.
Nah sea of thivesb
Sea of Thieves has made me quite familiar and fearful of the Chainshot.
At least there aren’t cursed chain shots!
Lmao
They are difficult to aim well but if you manage to hit properly, your ship is crippled.
In a Horatio Hornblower film starring Gregory Peck, chain shot is used to remove the masts of Dutch ships allied to the French.
I come from the old school that played Sid Meier's Pirates!
Therefore I consider myself a expert on anything about Chain shots, dueling and dancing with the Governors daughters.
I loved sneaking through towns after getting arrested too
Man I love that game
Best game ever
Before I clicked the "read more" I just knew the last part would be dancing with governor's daughters and I'm glad I'm right. Loved that game as a kid.
I hated the dancing part.
Last time I was this early Duncan Walpole was alive.
last time I was this early, Edward Kenway was chillin in England with his wife.
Last time i was this early edward still had a wife
And last time I cared about a comment like this the dinosaurs went Extinct
@@Idk-dc7hv ok
Is that Anne ?
Sid Meier's Pirates! Love that game and it taught me of the differences in pretty much everything related to pirates.
love the 50s pause after the video and then scream right into the ears, adds so much entertainment value to your videos
Chain shot is literally like a magical skill name in an RPG
you should make a video about the undeclared war by the Allies and Switzerland
WW2 TH-camr called Mark Felton Productions had already done it, so why should Simple History do the same?
@@warbeatler618 Simple History and many other history themed channels have done the same thing, I don't see your point...
@@superbeavers7645 If there is already a well known and popular video on the subject of "Allies vs Switzerland" then I dont see why Simple History should make a video on the exact same subject (unless they somehow add more information and talk about other things in that war etc.) They can just do a video about something else instead.
@@warbeatler618 im a tally more curious on the gold that was stored in Switzerland and its role on currency power in Europe during ww2
yes
SoT Players: what is short range, just aim up and lead your target!
I remember on an old game called Tradewinds, i would stock up on literally as many chain shots as i could on my ship.
That's in Roblox mate.
I first thought the title was *chair shot* Like wrestling or something 🤣
Billy Mays here with a special Tv offer “Try chain shot for all your house hold boat needs”
Phil Swift: "Holes from chain shot? FLEX TAPE seals all those massive holes; even underwater! To show how well it works, I blew this boat in half!"
I swear this channel grew so fast, 1 year ago I found this relatively small channel with about 500 K subs, the content was high quality so I subscribed, fast forward a year and the content has improved and Simple History has become a titan of a history channel. I watch history videos because I find them enlightening while also being incredibly engaging, the art style of this channel helps to maintain an interesting style overall. In other words, top quality history channel with great content. 9/10
Didn't even realize til this year these guys could sometimes be shooting canons at almost literal arms length. Wicked, in its original meaning.
If you’re ever going to talk about the Anglo-Dutch wars you should talk about the raid on Medway.
Or any battle with Michiel de Ruyter
Dutch marines 🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
I find this ironic that this video released when I’m playing Empire: Total war
That was a fun game
@@jeryro1642 yes
I still play it , CHEROKEY NATIONS RULE
Make it so!
Aye aye captain!
Pirate: "No one has the balls to fight me!"
Ship: "I do."
Proceeds to fire iron balls
*Balls that clank*
Pirate: "No one has the nuts to fight me!"
Sperm Whale "I do."
Proceeds to fire
I love how you can tell hat there is an increase in the quality of the video, because there are alot of variety of takes and i just love that this educational and fun channel is thriving right now
"Our chains are inseparable that they can break through anything that stands in their way. Not like my marriage."
Anonymous ship Captain.
“We are outward bound for Kingston town”
4:58 moment of silence for the badass chain shot
Well, it is a Deadly Weapon...
"Now that's alot of damage"
-Some dude who used this instead of the normal cannonball
Phil Swift new flex chain.
@@sunlightcrusader Binod
*When it says* "25 Seconds Ago"
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I’m an expert in using these while playing Sea Of Thieves.
Ned Steven Yes they made it much better
@@nedsteven4622 yup! Started again a few weeks ago and its sooo much fun atm!
Ned Steven It is great.
Random Person. Debatable.
But are you good at it in reality? It is actually hard to control accuracy.
"Oh your approaching my ship?"
*Chain shot*
NOW THAT'S A LOT OF DAMAGE!
2:46 alright right ship severely damage.
Left ship: "I AM ON FIRE!!!"
"They've got balls of steel!"
So lol and true😁🤣🤣!
What is that star thing lol
Chris Kane r/technicallythetruth
@@khaic9504 That's a badge for being a member of the channel. 😊
Chris Kane wait really?
This video looks interesting! Can’t wait to watch! Also, question for Simple History, is this a one person crew that makes the videos or a group of people?
@Hightech Caveman hey, cool nickname, btw :)
Where can I hear you play piano
Enemy sailors: "Haha! You can't stop us from sailing away with your grape shot!"
One chain shot boi: "CLACKER VOLLEY"
4:50 in loving memory of the chain shot
I GOT A JAR OF DIIIIIRT I GOT JAR OF DIIRT AND GUESS WHATS INSIDE IIIIIITT
A chainshot ?
@@hammahhylix8308 davy jones heart
shrek
I like to learn this kind of naval history from around the 1000's to the 1800's. Great Video.
I think then, Polish-Swedish War in 1626-1629 - specifically Battle of Olive in 1627 - would be interesting for you, when newly formed Polish-Lithuanian Fleet destroyed strong Swedish fleet. It's also a saying, that on that day ,,Sun had set on noon".
Regular chain shot could take out sail canvas, shrouds and ropes, but it would rarely ever snap a mast pole in half. To snap a mast pole, you have to use solid shot, and it would take several direct hits to take the mast down.
Should be added, I think, that (according to the armoury at the Portsmouth Naval Museum) chain shots were not really used to take down the masts of ships, due to their inaccuracy, and the masts being quite small targets
They were, however, used against the sails and riggings, which were fairly large targets, comparatively, and destroying sails and riggings will make maneouver next to impossible for the vessel struck.
Oh, and they were also used on land, against tight formations of infantry (atleast, according to some sources)
Edward Kenway taught me how to use these, kinda worth it to plunder the galleon's booty
Americans: British
Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England: English
Binod
Japan and Indonesian : Ingris
if my history class was like this. i'll be more than happy to learn
Whenever i come up against a galleon and i see a spinning projectile i know all is lost
Pirates of the Caribbean: Double the Cannon
Ah yes I’m the expert I’ve played Empire and Napoleon Total War as well as Black Flag
There is more to learn young sailor.
Dan Loadan Aye aye captain
Simple histroy:"we are now talking about chain cannon"
Me:"assasins creed 4 black flag menu soundtrack on"
At the battle of Gettysburg , Union forces fired two grapeshot charges at one time at point-blank range, truly devastating. 😢
Loved using this in Sid Meier's Pirates so I could capture the enemy ship.
"We are outward bound for kingston town" someone finish the rest.
And a heeeeve ohhhh hooooooo!
An’ we’ll heave the ol’ wheel round an’ round
GOOD MORNING LADIES ALL
An' when we get to Kingston town
So put the cabin boy down!
Basically there were three main categories of ammunition. Standard round shot to damage the hull, canister or grapeshot to wipe out the crew on deck and chain shot to damage the rigging, mast and sails, making it unmaneuverable. Usually it was chosen depending on the target and objective. To capture the enemy ship it was better to board it and grape shot was used to gain an advantage in numbers so that the ship could be captured with minimum damage. Round shot was used when the enemy ship was to be destroyed/sunk. Chain shot was used to cripple the ship so that it could be a sitting duck while you shoot it to splinters.
Watched this during the ungodly wait time for a sea of thieves arena game. Great video, very informative.
It must’ve been made of Nokia 3000 phones in order to easily tear ships apart
Wait chain shot is a real thing I thought it was only in sea of thieves
And pirates of the Caribbean and ac4 black flag and real life so no not only in sea of thieves
Cpt BlackBeard copied sea of thieves
You obviously don’t know anything about Pirates or history
@@Parsons360 nani? Assassin's creed black flag and pirates of the caribbean release way early than sea of thieves and you call them copies?
Yup it's real
The British always put the highest importance on having the fastest rate of fire. Also cannon balls were used against a ship's hull on the downward roll and everything else was used for anti-personnel or rigging on the upward roll. The Royal Navy tried to take a ship rather than sink it because the Admiralty would pay them for the ship.
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*uk* : NOOO YOU CAN'T JUST USE CHAINSHOTS AND CRUSH OUR MIGHTY FLEET NOO!!!!
*netherlands* : *haha chainshot go woooshh*
They were so good in Sid Meier's pirates They had to make them real!
I remember seeing this in The third pirates of the Caribbean film, they used it to detach the Black Pearl’s mast from the Flying Dutchman’s
I read in a book that sometimes even heated canon balls were used that would set an enemy ship on fire.
Me: Assassin's Creed Black Flag
Personally I would get a little scared when I had to "*BRACE*" Wondering if it was a chain shot
So forget damning the torpedoes, just look out for that there chain shot its a real ball buster...
Had so much fun with this in Pirates! great for capturing ships instead of sinking them.
During the civil war a southern blacksmith invented a cannon for the chainshot, which was essentially two cannons together which would fire at the same time. The system for firing is the two fuses taped together which would be lit at the same time. at the unveiling and firing of the cannon, one of the fuses lit before the other did, and one of the cannons fired launching one and pulling the other cannonball with it. the out of control projectile broke its chain in midair and the two cannonballs flew in opposite directions. one crahsed into an empty house and the other killed a cow.
the design was rejected and the cannon exists in virginia (i think)
Shogun Ep.4 Used Chain shot.
Santa: what would you like for Christmas
Me: 1:58 people like kicking me in the crotch
Damn boy... Then if someone kicks you in the crotch it would be their foot broken instead of your balls. That is smart.
The round shot was an anti hull shot, an noted in the battle discussed at the end. Some gunners could skip the shot on the surface like skipping a stone creating holes just above or at the water line, the would create splinters. canister was anti personnel would be used to clear thing like the fighting tops. There was also a star shot, bars attached by a ring, this was used to rip sails and light rigging. I had been told a stories about some land lobbers who tried to shot chain shot with the balls in two cannons the result was more damage to the gun crews.
Great Video. Masts and rigging were a decided vulnerability on sailing vessels.
Wow! That was impressive! That was thinking outside the box. I never knew about this. Thank you for sharing!!!
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Amazing video! First! And waiting for video about the American M1 Helmet.
Stfu
Stfu
You couldn't even watch it
Plz don’t ever say first again 😐
Stfu
You forgot one. The British navy had a shell with four blades attached to fittings on a cannonballl. The blades folded together and the ball was dropped into the cannon, ball first. On firing the blades opened and locked like a fan. That round would tear apart the opposing ships rigging or the rigging of a ship trying to flee. If it went across a deck or through a bulkhead it would wreak havoc amongst the crew.
The one pure thing to fear from history? Human ingenuity concerning infliction of violence. Truly something not easily forgotten.
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I played Blackwake so im a professional
Blackwake more like gamerwake
I credit The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt for my adoration of Chain- and Grapeshot. Nothing like immobilizing a British merchant with chain shot bow chasers, emptying three volleys of grapeshot across her decks, and taking the ship and cargo to a Spanish port in Cuba.
Remember to aim for the groin so that you cause a lot of pain
I watched until 4:50 (Forgot to pause) and when I was looking at the comment section, randomly *HEY SIMPLE HISTORY FANS*
Same here
Everyone bragging about being experts on chain shots because they played Assassin's Creed and Sea of Thieves, while not realizing they're actually n00bs compared to those who played Empire Total War, Sid Meier's Pirates and Pirates of the Caribbean.
"5 minuets makes the difference between victory and defeat" True all the way to the HMS Hood, 5min sooner or later for her final turn and she would not have blown from the single shell.
A shot gun is like a mini canon, because of all the variations of rounds it can take.