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Early 15th-century Flemish giant cannon Dulle Griet at Ghent (caliber of 660 mm). This list contains all types of cannon through the ages listed in decreasing caliber size. For the purpose of this list, the development of large-calibre artillery can be divided into three periods, based on the kind of projectiles used, due to their dissimilar characteristics, and being practically ...
The Langer Gustav was a long cannon with 52 centimetre (20.5 in) calibre and a 43-metre barrel. It was intended to fire super-long-range rocket projectiles weighing 680 kilograms to a range of 190 kilometres (118 mi). This gave it the range to hit London from Calais, France.
Madsen 20 mm cannon Denmark: World War II 20 mm (0.79 in) 20 mm Oerlikon Switzerland: World War II - Cold War 20 mm (0.79 in) 20 mm Polsten Poland: World War II - Cold War 20 mm (0.79 in) 2 cm/65 C/30 Nazi Germany: World War II 20 mm (0.79 in) 20 mm akan m/40 (Bofors 20 mm automatic gun L/70 model 1940) Sweden: World War II - Cold War
The history of cannon spans several hundred years from the 12th century to modern times. The cannon first appeared in China sometime during the 12th and 13th centuries. It was most likely developed in parallel or as an evolution of an earlier gunpowder weapon called the fire lance .
A tin shed was built to protect the cannon against weather. About 100 kg (220 lb) of gunpowder fired a shot ball weighing 50 kg (110 lb). The uses and range of the cannon and cannonballs vary over different sources. The Jaivana Cannon was only fired once by Jai Singh II, as a test-fire in 1720. The most exaggerated myth claims that the weapon ...
During World War I, the United States Army received several British 9.2-inch (233.7 mm) howitzers, but was more impressed by the French Mortier de 280 modèle 1914 Schneider. 330 of the latter weapon, in a slightly modified form, were built under license by the mid-1920s as the M1918 240 mm howitzer. In 1925, it was concluded that the design ...
The Dardanelles Gun is a similar super-sized cannon that was built in 1464 by the Turkish military engineer Munir Ali and modelled after the cannon built by Orban.. The Basilic, [1] or The Ottoman Cannon was a very large-calibre cannon designed by Orban, a cannon engineer, Saruca Usta and architect Muslihiddin Usta at a time when cannons were still new.
Mons Meg is a medieval bombard in the collection of the Royal Armouries, on loan to Historic Environment Scotland and located at Edinburgh Castle in Scotland. [1] It has a barrel diameter of 20 inches (510 mm), making it one of the largest cannons in the world by calibre.