What's a lumberjack?

[Indreams]

A lot of guns in Guns of Icarus has real-world counter parts.

Mortar to grenade launcher, gatling to machine guns, flak to flak, carronade to carronade/shotgun, hwacha to hwacha/rocket artilleries.


But one gun baffles me: lumberjack.

What is a lumberjack? A recoilless artillery? A barrel gun?

[sparklerfish]

It's a lumberjack heavy mortar.

[Indreams]

It's a lumberjack heavy mortar.

I refuse that answer.

[Riggatto]

The first thing that comes to my mind is a bolo Cannon. I think that's what it's called. The Cannon which ammo that is two cannonballs attached to a chain that would target the enemies mast

[Indreams]

Searching my memories, I found this, makeshift cannon from Sanctum 2.

Kinda looks like a lumberjack. In fact, give this gun texture and it could fit in as a medium gun.


But I still can't draw a real life parallel. Of course, there doesn't need to be, and lumberjack's still a cool gun that I can never aim.

[DJ Logicalia]

Seems pretty Mortar-y to me

[Schwalbe]

Lumberjack is definitely a mortar.

[Arturo Sanchez]

but what kinda mortar is more effective to balloons than hull?

they all explode don't they? they should just hurt as much as anywhere.

How lumber is anti-balloon logistically confounds me. What is in the shells and firing mechanism that makes not like a flak?

[Dutch Vanya]

but what kinda mortar is more effective to balloons than hull?

they all explode don't they? they should just hurt as much as anywhere.

How lumber is anti-balloon logistically confounds me. What is in the shells and firing mechanism that makes not like a flak?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flechette

Flechette artillery would rip balloons to shreds.

[GeoRmr]

but what kinda mortar is more effective to balloons than hull?

they all explode don't they? they should just hurt as much as anywhere.

How lumber is anti-balloon logistically confounds me. What is in the shells and firing mechanism that makes not like a flak?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flechette

Flechette artillery would rip balloons to shreds.

This answer also explains arming distance, and the projectile expansion mechanic 10/10

[Arturo Sanchez]

count on clan to be total gun nerds. *salute

[Dutch Vanya]

count on clan to be total gun nerds. *salute

I'm not going to pretend i'm really knowledgeable. I just looked up 'flechette' and decided it made sense to me.

[PixelatedVolume]

Judging from the way the lumberjack looks and how smoke comes out the back, I'd say its a recoilless rifle.

Lumberjack is definitely a mortar.

Technically mortars only fire above a 45-degree angle, and I'm fairly certain the lumberjack doesn't get that high.

[DrTentacles]

It actually has a 60 or 65 degree upward arc. (Can't remember which.)

Usually, though, you're firing at about 30ish.

[PixelatedVolume]

It actually has a 60 or 65 degree upward arc. (Can't remember which.)

Usually, though, you're firing at about 30ish.

Then it's a howitzer.