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The leather cannon, or leather gun, [1] was an experimental weapon, first used in northern Europe in the 1620s. The aim was to construct a light and cheap weapon that would bridge the gap between the hand-held musket and the heavy stationary cannon .
The muzzle loading wrought iron "great general cannon" (大將軍炮) weighed up to 360 kilograms and could fire a 4.8 kilogram lead ball. Its heavier variant, the "great divine cannon" (大神銃), could weigh up to 600 kilograms and was capable of firing several iron balls and upward of a hundred iron shots at once.
Canon d'Infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 TRP France: 37 mm infantry gun Canon de 65 M modele 1906 France: 65 mm mountain gun Canon de 75 M mle 1919 Schneider France: 75 mm mountain gun Canon de 75 M mle 1928 France: 75 mm mountain gun Canon de 75 Mod. GPI Belgium: 75 mm field gun Canon de 75 Mod. GPII Belgium: 75 mm field gun Canon de 75 Mod. GPIII
The Swedish army at the beginning of the Thirty Years' War was equipped with state-of-the-art weaponry of domestic designs, including the leather cannon – a lightweight artillery piece that could fire at a fast rate and maneuver during the battle with only a handful of infantrymen (as opposed to the hostile artillery, which consisted almost ...
The word cannon is derived from the Old Italian word cannone, meaning "large tube", which came from the Latin canna, in turn originating from the Greek κάννα (kanna), "reed", [16] and then generalised to mean any hollow tube-like object. [17] [18] [19] The word has been used to refer to a gun since 1326 in Italy and 1418 in England.
15,5 cm bandkanon 1 (15,5 cm bkan 1, pronounced "b-kan"), meaning "15.5 cm (6.1 in) tracked cannon 1", [1] was a Swedish self-propelled artillery vehicle in use with the Swedish Army from 1967 to 2003, developed by Aktiebolaget Bofors.
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: A light cannon Minion: A small cannon used in the 16th and 17th centuries Portpiece: A large naval cannon Saker
Becker Type M2 20 mm cannon German Empire: World War I 20: Internal: Nkm wz.38 FK Poland: Interwar 20: Internal: Polsten Poland: World War II 20: Internal: Berezin B-20 Soviet Union: World War II 20: Internal: ShVAK cannon Soviet Union: World War II 20: Internal: Ho-1 cannon Empire of Japan: World War II 20: Internal: Ho-3 cannon Empire of ...