点火孔

点火孔是一个小孔，通过它可点燃加农炮或前膛枪的推进剂。

將帶刺的鋼釘塞到點火孔裏很難拔出來，這使得大砲無法點火發射。如果大砲有被敵方奪走的危險，我方就會釘塞點火孔，以免敵方用它來砲擊我方。如果我方不能運走擄獲的大砲，也會釘塞點火孔，以免敵方奪回後用來砲擊我方。如果沒有特製的鋼釘可用，也可以將刺刀插到點火孔中，再將其打斷，使刀尖嵌入點火孔。^[1]^[2]

参考资料

^ Richard M. Lytle. The Soldiers of America's First Army, 1791. Scarecrow Press. 1 January 2004: 101. ISBN 978-0-8108-5011-8.
^ Bismarck, Friedrich Wilhelm. On the Uses and Application of Cavalry in War. London: T and W Boone. 1855: viii [September 13, 2012]. （原始内容存档于2018-11-17）. , translated by North Ludlow Beamish

[Lytle2004-1] Richard M. Lytle. The Soldiers of America's First Army, 1791. Scarecrow Press. 1 January 2004: 101. ISBN 978-0-8108-5011-8.

[2] Bismarck, Friedrich Wilhelm. On the Uses and Application of Cavalry in War. London: T and W Boone. 1855: viii [September 13, 2012]. （原始内容存档于2018-11-17）. , translated by North Ludlow Beamish

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