Cannon | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-10-02

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00:02:30 1 Etymology and terminology
00:03:27 2 History
00:03:36 2.1 Far East
00:08:57 2.2 Islamic world
00:14:54 2.2.1 Iranian cannon
00:15:44 2.3 Western Europe
00:19:27 2.3.1 Early use
00:21:14 2.4 Eastern Europe
00:23:20 2.5 Offensive vs defensive use
00:24:41 2.6 Early modern period
00:34:07 2.7 18th and 19th centuries
00:43:01 2.8 20th and 21st centuries
00:50:23 2.8.1 Autocannon
00:52:22 2.8.2 Aircraft use
00:56:25 3 Materials, parts, and terms
00:58:42 3.1 Negative spaces
00:59:48 3.2 Solid spaces
01:05:04 4 Operation
01:07:30 5 Deceptive use
01:08:26 6 In popular culture
01:09:55 7 Restoration
01:10:59 8 See also



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A cannon is a type of gun classified as artillery that launches a projectile using propellant. In the past, gunpowder was the primary propellant before the invention of smokeless powder during the 19th century. Cannon vary in caliber, 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. The word cannon is derived from several languages, in which the original definition can usually be translated as tube, cane, or reed. In the modern era, the term cannon has fallen into decline, replaced by guns or artillery if not a more specific term such as howitzer or mortar, except for high calibre automatic weapons firing bigger rounds than machine guns, called  autocannons.
The earliest known depiction of cannon appeared in Song dynasty China as early as the 12th century, however solid archaeological and documentary evidence of cannon do not appear until the 13th century. In 1288 Yuan dynasty troops are recorded to have used hand cannons in combat, and the earliest extant cannon bearing a date of production comes from the same period. By the early 14th century, depictions of cannon had appeared in the Middle East and Europe, and almost immediately recorded usage of cannon began appearing. By the end of the 14th century cannon were widespread throughout Eurasia. Cannon were used primarily as anti-infantry weapons until around 1374 when cannon were recorded to have breached walls for the first time in Europe. Cannon featured prominently as siege weapons and ever larger pieces appeared. In 1464 a 16,000 kg (35,000 lbs) cannon known as the Great Turkish Bombard was created in the Ottoman Empire. Cannon as field artillery became more important after 1453 with the introduction of limber, which greatly improved cannon maneuverability and mobility. European cannon reached their longer, lighter, more accurate, and more efficient "classic form" around 1480. This classic European cannon design stayed relatively consistent in form with minor changes until the 1750s.