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  2. Cannon - Wikipedia

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    The parts of a cannon described in John Roberts' The Compleat Cannoniere, London, 1652 Firing of a field gun of the early 17th century with a linstock. In the 1770s, cannon operation worked as follows: each cannon would be manned by two gunners, six soldiers, and four officers of artillery.

  3. Gun carriage - Wikipedia

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    From the 16th to the mid-19th century, the main form of artillery remained the smoothbore cannon.By this time, the trunnion (a short axle protruding from either side of the gun barrel) had been developed, with the result that the barrel could be held in two recesses in the carriage and secured with an iron band, the "capsquare".

  4. Gun safe - Wikipedia

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    An example (open and closed) of a typical gun safe. A gun safe is a safe designed for storing one or more firearms and/or ammunitions.Gun safes are primarily used to prevent access by unauthorized or unqualified persons (such as children), for burglary protection and, in more capable safes, to protect the contents from damage by flood, fire or other natural disasters.

  5. Naval artillery in the Age of Sail - Wikipedia

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    The cannon shot (c. 1680), painted by Willem van de Velde the Younger Essential parts of a cannon: 1. the projectile or cannonball (shot) 2. gunpowder 3. touch hole (or vent) in which the fuse or other ignition device is inserted Firing of an 18-pounder aboard a French ship. Firing a naval cannon required a great amount of labour and manpower.

  6. List of cannon projectiles - Wikipedia

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    A cannon is any large tubular firearm designed to fire a heavy projectile over a long distance. They were first used in Europe and China, and were the archetypical form of artillery. Round shot and grapeshot were the early projectiles used in cannon. 18th century cannon projectiles Three different cannon projectiles

  7. List of autocannon - Wikipedia

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    Ho-155 cannon Empire of Japan: World War II 30: Internal: Type 2 cannon Empire of Japan: World War II 30: Internal: Type 5 cannon Empire of Japan: World War II 30: Internal: MK 101 cannon Nazi Germany: World War II 30: Internal: MK 103 cannon Nazi Germany: World War II 30: Internal: MK 108 cannon Nazi Germany: World War II 30: Internal ...

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