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{{insufficient lead|date=March 2018}}A wide variety of gunpowder artillery weapons were created in the medieval and early modern period. ListName | Image | Notes |
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Base}} | A long, narrow 15th-16th century cannon[1] | Culverin}} | A long-range cannon, first mentioned in 1410[2] | Curtall cannon}} | A type of cannon with a short barrel.[3] | 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.[4] | Falconet}} | A light cannon | Minion}} | A small cannon used in the 16th and 17th centuries | Portpiece}} | A large naval cannon | Saker}} | A medium cannon firing a 5 to 8 lb shot[2] | {{ill|Serpentine (artillery)|ru|Серпантина|lt=Serpentine}}|id=Serpentine}} | A cannon similar to a culverin[2] | Sling}} | A long, narrow 17th century cannon[1] |
Bibliography- Artillery: An Illustrated History of Its Impact, Jeff Kinard.
- English Civil War Artillery 1642-51, Chris Henry, 2005, Osprey: Oxford.
- Science and Civilisation in China: Military technology: The gunpowder epic, Joseph Needham
References1. ^1 Needham, p.368 2. ^1 2 Kinard, p.53. 3. ^{{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}} 4. ^Henry, p.10
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