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] fires a full broadside during a target exercise near ], 1 July 1984.]] |
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] fires a full broadside during a target exercise near ], 1 July 1984.]] |
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They don't kill people, people do. |
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==Terminology== |
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The use of the term "cannon" is interchangeable with "gun" as a words borrowed from the French language during the early 15th century, from Old French ''canon'', itself a borrowing from the Italian ''cannone'', a "large tube" augmentive of Latin ''canna'' "reed or cane".<ref> Online Etymological Dictionary</ref> |
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In military use, the term "gun" refers to ] an ordnance that fires projectiles at high velocity, such as ] which in the modern navies are not called ]s, or the tank ]. In military use, ]s and all hand-held firearms are excluded from the meaning of guns because they do not require the accurate gunnery data calculations and training when engaging targets.<ref>cannon, or autocannon is considered to be in the 20mm to 35mm calibre range, pp.34,93, Lee</ref> Two exceptions to this include: the ], which is a ] hand-held firearm that fires a load of ] or a single projectile known as a slug, and the ], which is a fully-automatic weapon mounted on a tripod or wheeled carriage and is almost always operated by a crew of two. |
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The word "gun" is also applied to some more or less vaguely gun-like or gun-shaped ]s such as ]s, ]s, and ]s. |
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In a ''']''' the "gun" is part of a ]. The projectile is ] that is fired and captured inside the device. In the case of ], it should not be confused with the gun that fires the whole warheads. In a ''']''' the projectile is also caught within the mechanism. Such captive piston guns are often used to humanely stun farm animals for slaughter.<ref> (pdf)</ref> |
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A gunner is a member of the team charged with the task of operating and firing a gun. |
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==Types of guns== |
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==Types of guns== |
