Cannon

Period

c. 1200

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A cannon is a large-caliber gun classified as a type of artillery, which usually launches a projectile using explosive chemical propellant. Gunpowder was the primary propellant before the invention of smokeless powder during the late 19th century. Cannons vary in gauge, effective range, mobility, rate of fire, angle of fire and firepower; different forms of cannon combine and balance these attributes in varying degrees, depending on their intended use on the battlefield. A cannon is a type of heavy artillery weapon. The word cannon is derived from several languages, in which the original definition can usually be translated as tube, cane, or reed.

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Earlier and later events nearby

1. AD 960Founding of the Song dynasty
2. c. 1040Bi Sheng invents movable type
3. 1127Jingkang incident
4. c. 1200CannonThis page
5. 2019–2023COVID-19 pandemic

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