Cannon

Cannons were gaijin devices which used gunpowder to launch a projectile at high speed. They could be used as siege engines or onboard ships.
== Merenae and Thrane ==
The Merenae and Thrane Kingdoms had the technology to produce firearms. Complete Exotic Arms Guide, p. 38 Rokugan first saw the cannons during the Battle of White Stag when a gaijin fleet led by Garen Hawthorne used them to kill the Empress Hantei Yugozohime. Prelude to Darkness, Part III, by Rich Wulf & Shawn Carman These cannons fired solid cannonballs. Imperial Histories, p. 97 Since then, the use of guns and cannons had been strictly forbidden in Rokugan. Way of the Dragon, p. 27
== Shadowlands cannons ==
In the Battle of Broken Waves the tainted ship Bitter Flower was seen with living beast cannons. They did not use gunpowder to fire their volleys. The War of Fire & Thunder, Part 3, by Shawn Carman
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