World of Historical Cannons I am for all aspects of canons I am for canons becauseit helps protect you from enemies. The history of cannon spans several hundred years. First used in China, they were among the earliest forms of gunpowder artillery, and over time replaced siegeengines among other forms of aging weaponry on the battlefield. The first cannons in Europe were probably used in Iberia, during the Islamic wars against Spain, in the 13th century their use was also first documented in the Middle East around this time. English cannon were first used during the Hundred Years' War, at the Battle of Crécy, in 1346.It was during this period, the Middle Ages, that cannons became standardized, and more effective in both the anti-infantry and siege roles. After the Middle Ages, most large cannons were abandoned, in favor of greater numbers of lighter, more maneuverable pieces.In addition, new technologies and tactics were developed, making most defensesobsolete this led to the construction of star forts, specifically designed to withstand bombardment from artillery
The first cannons were very simple. Cannons were larger at the muzzle than at the breech.The missile flew out of the muzzle and the breech was where the explosion took place. Cannons are mostly used for defence purposes I like cannons A hand cannon (also called a gonne or handgonne) (Arabic: midfa; Chinese: ; Russian: пищаль ) is an early form of firearm. It is possibly the oldest type of portable firearm, as well as the simplest type of early firearm, as most examples require direct manual external ignition through a touch hole without any form of firing mechanism. It may also be considered a forerunner of the handgun.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_cannon - cite_note-History-Channel-0 The hand cannon was widely used until at least the 1520sin Europe and Asia, where it was mostly supplanted by matchlock firearms. Facts about cannons
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Cannons have been ysed since world war 1 and 2 and medival times It was for to protect
To blow up forts Fort Sumpter was fired on by a cannon Its used to fire across fields........mostly miles away