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The Abus gun ({{lang-tr|Obüs}} meaning howitzer) is an early form of artillery created by the Ottoman Empire. They were small,[1] but often too heavy to carry, and many were equipped with a type of tripod. They had a caliber between {{Convert|3|inch|mm}} to {{convert|9|in|mm}} and fired a projectile weighing 4.25 pounds.[2] Abus guns, despite being a form of howitzer, were primarily used as an anti-infantry weapon.[3] Military historyBackgroundIts origins are not known. Early artillery such as this gun opened the way for the developments in artillery made across the ages, and spawned more recent and familiar types of artillery. By the Napoleonic era:
MechanicsAbus guns were a short-barreled artillery machine that fired shots about the size of a human fist. They also had many varieties of artillery, from large siege bombard to the mobile Abus guns in question. Though light enough to carry, they needed to be equipped with a tripod of sorts. This movability was opposed to locating them in a guarded artillery emplacement, where versatility of the weapon would have been considerably restricted.{{Citation needed|date=September 2008}} The design remained unchanged until 1830 when the Prussian military advisers appointed by the sultan made a few minor improvements, standardising the weapons in order to improve efficiency.[2] See also
References1. ^{{cite book|title= Armies of the Ottoman Empire 1775-1820|first1=David|last1=Nicolle|first2=Angus|last2=McBride|publisher=Osprey Publishing|year=1998|isbn=1-85532-697-3|pages=18}} {{Early firearms}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Abus Gun}}2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://magweb.n1uro.com/sample/sdra/sdr12gsi.htm |title=Ottoman Gun Sizes |author=William Johnson |accessdate=2009-03-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921222403/http://magweb.n1uro.com/sample/sdra/sdr12gsi.htm |archivedate=September 21, 2008 }} 3. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.magweb.com/sample/sdra/sdr12gun.htm|title=The Sultan's Big Guns|last=Johnson|first=William|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219031516/http://www.magweb.com/sample/sdra/sdr12gun.htm|archivedate=2 Feb 2008|accessdate=2013-05-05}} 3 : Cannon|Medieval artillery|Military equipment of the Ottoman Empire |
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