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Different types of cannonballs recovered from the Vasa, sunk in 1628 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 Round shot or solid shot or a cannonball or simply ball
Various types of round shot made from stone, iron and lead found on board the 16th-century carrack Mary Rose Mons Meg with its 20-inch caliber (51 cm), 386 lb (175 kg) cannonballs Cannonball equipped with winglets for rifled cannons, c. 1860
Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 95 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...
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There is a claim that the current world record for the longest human cannonball flight is 193 ft 8.8 in (59.05 m), [4] established by David "The Bullet" Smith Jr. on the set of Lo Show dei Record, in Milan, Italy, on March 10, 2011. The distance was measured from the mouth of the cannon to the farthest point reached on the net.
J.League All-Star Soccer: Special competitions: Recently, the name of the competition has been changed and many irregular events are held as charity matches. All Japan Adults Football Tournament: Non-league cup: Also known as the Zensha or Shakaijin Cup; Only the teams from 5th-tier league and below participate can enter this cup.
First fully synthetic FIFA World Cup ball and first hand-sewed ball [5] 1990: Etrusco Unico [5] 1994: Questra [15] [5] 1998: Tricolore: First multi-coloured ball at a World Cup finals tournament. [5] 1999 (women) Icon: First ball specifically created for a Women's World Cup. Technically identical to the Tricolore, but with a different visual ...
This list of missiles by country displays the names of missiles in order of the country where they originate (were developed), with the countries listed alphabetically and annotated with their continent (and defence alliance, if applicable).