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List of medieval and early modern gunpowder artillery

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A wide variety of gunpowder artillery weapons were created in the medieval and early modern period.

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List

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{{term|Base}}

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| A long, narrow 15th–16th century cannonNeedham, p.368

{{term|Bombard}}

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|First recorded use in 1326, made of brass.{{Cite web|title=Artillery in Medieval Europe|url=https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1231/artillery-in-medieval-europe/|access-date=2021-12-29|website=World History Encyclopedia|language=en}}

{{term|Culverin}}

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| A long-range cannon, first mentioned in 1410Kinard, p.53.

{{term|Curtall cannon}}

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| A type of cannon with a short barrel.{{cite web|url=http://www.wealdeniron.org.uk/BullSer2/Vol2-15.pdf|title=Wealden Iron|page=5|author=Pam Combes|publisher=Wealden Iron Research Group|mode=cs2|issn=0266-4402}}

{{term|Demi-culverin}}

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| A medium cannon, smaller than a culverin

{{term|Drake}}

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| A 3-pounder cannon; alternatively, an adjective to describe a lighter variant of another cannon.Henry, p.10

{{term|Falconet}}

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| A light cannon

{{term|Minion}}

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|A small cannon used in the 16th and 17th centuries

{{term|Portpiece}}

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| A large naval cannon

{{term|Saker}}

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| A medium cannon firing a 5 to 8 lb shot

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| A cannon similar to a culverin

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| A long, narrow 17th century cannon

Citations

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General and cited references

  • Henry, Chris (2005). English Civil War Artillery 1642-51. Oxford: Osprey.
  • Kinard, Jeff. Artillery: An Illustrated History of Its Impact.
  • Needham, Joseph. Science and Civilisation in China: Military Technology: The Gunpowder Epic.

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