- The hand
cannon (Chinese: 手銃 shŏuchòng, or 火銃 huŏchòng), also
known as the
gonne or handgonne, is the
first true
firearm and the
successor of the fire...
- the player. In
Metal Slug 6 (and the home
version of
Metal Slug X onwards), the
playable character Tarma can lock the
Vulcan cannons into one position...
-
bamboo materials of fire
lance barrels were
replaced by
metal. The
earliest known depiction of a
cannon is a
sculpture from the Dazu Rock
Carvings in Sichuan...
-
content increases the
rigidity of the
metal, and
increases the resonance. Historically, it was
preferred for
early cannons. Today, it also has
industrial uses...
-
Wooden cannons have been
manufactured and used in wars in many countries. The
wooden parts were
invariably strengthened with
metal ****ings or even rope...
- 16th
century cannon,
located at Burj-E-Sherz (Lion tower), Bi****ur Fort, Bi****ur, India. 4.45
metres (14.6 ft) in
length and cast in bell
metal, it is the...
- hand
cannon is
dated to 1288, the
invention of the hand
cannon likely occurred in the mid-13th century. The
invention of the
metal-barrel hand
cannon in...
-
replaced in 1835 by the
present metal carriage,
which disabled the
firing function of the
cannon. In 1860, the Tsar
Cannon was
moved to its
current location...
-
American and
other military services,
particularly during World War II. The
cannon is also
referred to as
Birkigt type 404,
after its
designer Marc Birkigt...
- An autocannon,
automatic cannon or
machine cannon is a
fully automatic gun that is
capable of rapid-firing large-caliber (20 mm/0.79 in or more) armour-piercing...