Weapons of West Point -05- Flintlock Smoothbore Musket
0A discussion, and range firing, of the musket, using a 1762 Brown Bess and the academic model. This continued to a detailed discussion of Linear Warfare and the tactics used in the American Revolution. The viewer is left with a solid understanding of the doctrine (including training) and the organization, which was necessary to take advantage of the characteristics and capability of the flintlock smoothbore musket and shield the soldiers from the disadvantages.
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