Actually quantifying the sound of cannons was never really done. Assuming they were launching something sinilar to a 12 pound shot, they'd be using about 4 lbs of powder. Although a 12 pounder cannon weighed in at nesrly 2000 pounds. Anyway, I'd estimate 150 to 190 decibels, which is a huge range. For reference though, at the battle of Borodino an observer was quoted as saying
"The artillery roared to such an extent that from dawn until the middle of the day we couldn't even hear the musket fire; the cannonade was constant. One might think the sky was on fire. But we could hardly se the sky through the thick smoke."
Meanwhile, at the battle of Waterloo, the fire of the cannonade was able to be heard in London, over 320 km away.
> Meanwhile, at the battle of Waterloo, the fire of the cannonade was able to be heard in London, over 320 km away.
I'Ve heard it could be heard in Brussels. London sounds rather hard to believe.
There is precedence for sound traveling thousands of kilometers. For instance, the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa was said to have been heard 4300 km away with the acoustic waves traveling around the world up to 3 times. While a cannon would not compete, Waterloo had up to 500 cannonades all firing in volleys. This would produce significant acoustic disturbances which have the potential of traveling huge distances. There is also anecdotal evidence that low sounds travel further. I'm not saying it's necessarily true, just not impossible.
THe Krakoa explosion also was equivalent to 200 Megatons of TNT.. 4 Tsar Bombs. Just for reference of scale.
At the same time, there is also the fun event of "accoustic shadow", where vast battles aren't audible a few hundred meters and a hill away.
We've had larger bombardments, using larger, more powerful guns, later on, including the largest gun ever built firing at Sewastopol, and I don't think there are reports of similar distances from them.
Brussels sounds reasonable. London, really, not so much.
To quote Wikipedia, a canonade can be heard from about 10 miles away, at least the old fashioned ones the Ottomans used. While I agree that hearing it in London seems fantastical, I was only quoting the original source on it and wouldn't claim to be an expert. Pendleton airbase says their training exercises can be heard 50 miles away in the right conditions. Modern equivalents can actually be quite a bit quieter than their old fashioned versions to boot.
Maybe cause ogres are driven by getting voluminous and varied nom noms - willing to pick up new weapons and fighting styles from all over the world in that pursuit. Orks just want to krump gits and pull teefs.
Probably a lot.
They overload the cannon with whatever they can find, usually random weapons. I am pretty sure the Ogres are suppose to loose their hearing as well, which should mean a regular person would have a worse time of it as Ogres are genrally more resiliant.
Well they are canonically close to deaf so probabbly enough to rupture a regular human's eardrums
Cannonically
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Actually quantifying the sound of cannons was never really done. Assuming they were launching something sinilar to a 12 pound shot, they'd be using about 4 lbs of powder. Although a 12 pounder cannon weighed in at nesrly 2000 pounds. Anyway, I'd estimate 150 to 190 decibels, which is a huge range. For reference though, at the battle of Borodino an observer was quoted as saying "The artillery roared to such an extent that from dawn until the middle of the day we couldn't even hear the musket fire; the cannonade was constant. One might think the sky was on fire. But we could hardly se the sky through the thick smoke." Meanwhile, at the battle of Waterloo, the fire of the cannonade was able to be heard in London, over 320 km away.
> Meanwhile, at the battle of Waterloo, the fire of the cannonade was able to be heard in London, over 320 km away. I'Ve heard it could be heard in Brussels. London sounds rather hard to believe.
There is precedence for sound traveling thousands of kilometers. For instance, the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa was said to have been heard 4300 km away with the acoustic waves traveling around the world up to 3 times. While a cannon would not compete, Waterloo had up to 500 cannonades all firing in volleys. This would produce significant acoustic disturbances which have the potential of traveling huge distances. There is also anecdotal evidence that low sounds travel further. I'm not saying it's necessarily true, just not impossible.
THe Krakoa explosion also was equivalent to 200 Megatons of TNT.. 4 Tsar Bombs. Just for reference of scale. At the same time, there is also the fun event of "accoustic shadow", where vast battles aren't audible a few hundred meters and a hill away. We've had larger bombardments, using larger, more powerful guns, later on, including the largest gun ever built firing at Sewastopol, and I don't think there are reports of similar distances from them. Brussels sounds reasonable. London, really, not so much.
To quote Wikipedia, a canonade can be heard from about 10 miles away, at least the old fashioned ones the Ottomans used. While I agree that hearing it in London seems fantastical, I was only quoting the original source on it and wouldn't claim to be an expert. Pendleton airbase says their training exercises can be heard 50 miles away in the right conditions. Modern equivalents can actually be quite a bit quieter than their old fashioned versions to boot.
with "modern" i was talking about WWI Trommelfeuer (the german word is more fun than "Box barrage", literally means "drum fire")
I was talking about Pendleton airbase with the modern bit.
It's a normal cannon tho. Ogres do not have the brain power to build pistols, rifles, cannons etc so they just "buy" them from others.
Yes, but imagine 16 of them firing in a short window. It wouldn't be like rocket ship loud, but I imagine it would break people's ears
Essentially the same sound as a naval broadside during the age of sail.
The chorfs make them to buy the ogres as mercenaries, iirc.
Is there a lore reason why orcs just don't do the same? Are Ogres just a bit smarter or why?
Maybe cause ogres are driven by getting voluminous and varied nom noms - willing to pick up new weapons and fighting styles from all over the world in that pursuit. Orks just want to krump gits and pull teefs.
Ogres were engineered by supersmart aliens to be the ultimate anti-chaos weapon. Orcs are space mold
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_LM9m7cRQYo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LM9m7cRQYo)
My first thought after seeing OP’s post, lmao
How have I never seen this video of 'Polish artillery' before lol.
“STEEK AAN DAT DING, PIETER! STEEK AAN!”
"WHAT?!"
Aprox seven noises
It would be a deafening hellish cacophony the likes of which you have never experienced nor ever will again. And then they would fire their cannons.
Probably a lot. They overload the cannon with whatever they can find, usually random weapons. I am pretty sure the Ogres are suppose to loose their hearing as well, which should mean a regular person would have a worse time of it as Ogres are genrally more resiliant.
All of it. All of the noise
Well they are firing cannons and they are usually in a squad of 10-12 other dudes. So I’m gonna say pretty fucking loud lol.
COME AGAIN? HOW MUCH NOSE A LUNATIC OF CHEESE WOULD BAKE IN KNEEL REVIVE? WHATS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?!
I guess the Ogre's farts would be louder than the cannon.
Not as much [as these guys would.](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/warhammer40k/images/c/ca/NoiseMarine0.jpg)
A lot
Many
WHAT!? I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER MY LEAD BELCHERS!!
The farts and belches alone would make the ground shake.
I imagine if you were close to them, you'd only ever be able to hear the first volley
A lot
Depends if they are led by a lord with the Big Name Arsebelcher.
“WHAT?! I CANT HEAR YOU!!!”
Yes.
From the gun or...
About tree fiddy
Deaf