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Bombard: First recorded use in 1326, made of brass. [2] Culverin: A long-range cannon, first mentioned in 1410 [3] Curtall cannon: A type of cannon with a short barrel. [4] Demi-culverin: A medium cannon, smaller than a culverin Drake: A 3-pounder cannon; alternatively, an adjective to describe a lighter variant of another cannon. [5] Falconet ...
Bombard mortar and granite ball projectile of the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem, Rhodes, 1480–1500. Founded at the request of Pierre d'Aubusson, the bombard was used for close defense of the walls (100–200 m (110–220 yd)) at the Siege of Rhodes. It fired 260 kg (570 lb) granite balls. The bombard weighs about 3,325 kg (7,330 lb).
Overall, the culverin was a significant advance over earlier cannons. Since it fired iron round shot instead of stone projectiles and had a longer barrel to enable the gunpowder to fully burn and impart more force to the projectile, the culverin could fire the denser projectile to a relatively greater range and with a flatter trajectory.
The culverin was forged of iron and fixed to a wooden stock, and usually placed on a rest for firing. [37] 15th century culveriners. The culverin was also common in 15th century battles, particularly among Burgundian armies. [37] As the smallest of medieval gunpowder weapons, it was relatively light and portable. [37]
The Napier Culverin was a licensed built version of the Junkers Jumo 204 six-cylinder vertically opposed liquid-cooled diesel aircraft engine built by D. Napier & Son. The name is derived from the French word, culverin , for an early cannon or musket. [ 1 ]
Several examples of this weapon were recovered from the site. [4] The barrels of demi-cannon were typically 11 feet (3.4 m) long, had a calibre of 6 inches (150 mm) and could weigh up to 5,600 pounds (2,500 kg). It required 18 pounds (8.2 kg) of black powder to fire a 32 pounds (15 kg) round shot. The demi-cannon had an effective range of 1,600 ...
The Black Bomber (Serbian: Црни бомбардер, romanized: Crni Bombarder) is a 1992 Yugoslavian drama film by Serbian director Darko Bajić.It takes place in Belgrade in a fictional authoritarian near-future (1999), modeled closely on the conditions in Serbia at the beginning of the Yugoslav Wars.
The cannons found in Malacca were of various types: esmeril (1/4 to 1/2-pounder swivel gun, [36] probably refers to cetbang or lantaka), falconet (cast bronze swivel gun larger than the esmeril, 1 to 2-pounder, [36] probably refers to lela), medium saker (long cannon or culverin between a six and a ten-pounder, probably refers to meriam), [37 ...