<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">chain shot</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>ammunition for artillery</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>balls, chain</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>chain balls</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>chain-balls</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>chain-shot</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>shot, chain</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Cannon shot consisting usually of two balls linked by a length of chain or wire, or sometimes of a single ball with a length of chain attached on opposite sides, used from the 17th to the 19th century to inflict damage on fortifications and most especially on the sails and rigging of ships. ]]></note></mads>