What was the difference between land and naval cannon?
Short answerThe carriage: naval mountings were short and compact, while land carriages were built to move over the ground.
NotesA naval gun carriage was short enough to operate within a ship's confined spaces. A land carriage needed larger wheels for movement over the ground. It could include braking arrangements and provisions for movement by horses, oxen, or people. Those features made a carriage useful ashore but awkward aboard ship.