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List of the largest cannon by caliber

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Iron balls and shot: By the 16th century, however, a general switch from stone balls to smaller, but much more effective iron projectiles was in full swing. This and the parallel tendency towards standardized, rapid-firing cannon made the enormously costly and logistically demanding giant guns soon
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and concludes that in this case the smallest of three possible sizes of span is the correct unit, giving 0.745 m for the bore. Hollenback also notes that granite cannonballs dating from the
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were cast in 1864 during the American Civil War. The Rodmans were used as seacoast defense. Although not used as intended, two 20-inch Dahlgrens were intended to be mounted in the turrets of
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Journal des Sciences Militaires, 2nd series, Vol. 22, Paris 1838: caliber of 22 pouces = 59,6 cm (p. 49); outer diameter of the barrel: 1 m (p. 54)
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can be divided into three periods, based on the kind of projectiles used, due to their dissimilar characteristics, and being practically
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Stone balls: Cannon of extraordinary bore, which fired stone balls, were first introduced at the turn of the 14th to 15th century in
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Schmidtchen, Volker (1977b), "Riesengeschütze des 15. Jahrhunderts. Technische Höchstleistungen ihrer Zeit",
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Schmidtchen, Volker (1977a), "Riesengeschütze des 15. Jahrhunderts. Technische Höchstleistungen ihrer Zeit",
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George M. Hollenback (2002), "Notes on the Design and Construction of Urban's Giant Bombard",
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had a diameter of 0.711  and could have been shot from this weapon using a wooden
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Bown indicates a larger bore of 36 in (914 mm), but Hollenback says that
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Archiv für die Officiere der Königlich Preußischen Artillerie- und Ingenieur-Korps
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A Most Damnable Invention: Dynamite, Nitrates, and the Making of the Modern World
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technology, while heavy guns are still demanded by various arms of the service.
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obsolete in the European theatre (with the exception of the odd showpiece).
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Caliber: 530 mm (ball diameter); Mass: ~ 8.6-8.8 t; Shell weight: 209 kg
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Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh: Humanities, Volumes 36-38
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Dasgupta, Gautam Kumar; Biswas, Samira; Mallik, Rabiranjan (2009),
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Heritage Tourism: An Anthropological Journey to Bishnupur
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size. For the purpose of this list, the development of
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Beltrami, La Galeazesca Vittoriosa, Milan, 1916 2941: 2802:, Vol. 19, Berlin, Posen, Bromberg 1846, p. 101 2640: 2529:The bombard has a conical bore of 82.5–90 cm. 373: 331: 202: 2906: 2893: 2787: 2775: 2763: 2711: 2699: 2628: 2616: 2604: 2585:The bombard has a conical bore of 45–58 cm. 2576:The bombard has a conical bore of 67–80 cm. 2538:The bombard has a conical bore of 76–88 cm. 2743:Le artiglierie italiane nel Rinascimento 1902: 17: 2942: 620: 540:Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights 70:within a span of just several decades. 42:through the ages listed in decreasing 2551:, a contemporary source, indicates a 66:to giant wrought-iron or cast-bronze 2926:, A Mittal Publication, p. 55, 101: 2865:Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon 2840:Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, 1991 918: 13: 2812:Dasgupta, Biswas & Mallik 2009 2668:Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies 14: 2971: 2867:, Vol. 14, Leipzig 1908, p. 160: 1345:45 caliber 5 Year Type 36 cm gun 2476: 2442: 2419: 2395: 2375: 2341: 2317: 2293: 2274: 2250: 2234: 2210: 2194: 2170: 2143: 2119: 2092: 2068: 2049: 2025: 2006: 1982: 1963: 1939: 1886: 1862: 1843: 1819: 1800: 1776: 1752: 1728: 1709: 1697: 1673: 1654: 1630: 1611: 1586: 1568: 1544: 1528: 1504: 1485: 1461: 1443: 1419: 1400: 1376: 1357: 1335: 1318: 1294: 1275: 1251: 1233: 1209: 1190: 1164: 1146: 1122: 1103: 1079: 1060: 1036: 1020: 996: 978: 954: 854: 822: 792: 758: 723: 689: 653: 590: 549: 503: 471: 446: 412: 396: 384: 353: 311: 294: 265: 247: 212: 182: 165: 142: 38:This list contains all types of 2874: 2858: 2843: 2831: 2817: 2793: 2781: 2769: 2757: 2748: 2735: 2717: 2705: 2693: 2579: 1555:100-ton gun(RML 17.72 inch gun) 923:Heyday: 19th to 20th centuries 625:Heyday: 16th to 19th centuries 111:Heyday: 15th to 17th centuries 2659: 2634: 2622: 2610: 2598: 2570: 2541: 2532: 2523: 106: 1: 2887: 54:in terms of their bore size: 2852:Bennett, Coleman, 1912, the 2591: 1830:BL 16.25 inch Mk I naval gun 7: 2500: 2181:80-ton gun(RML 16 inch gun) 1915:Experimental 41-cm-Howitzer 1430:BL 18 inch railway howitzer 1262:Dahlgren smoothbore cannons 891:Dahlgren smoothbore cannons 833:Dahlgren smoothbore cannons 10: 2976: 2680:10.1179/030701302806932231 1305:M. 1864 20-inch Rodman gun 1220:Obusier de 520 modèle 1916 885:Twenty-inch (508 mm) 374:First half of 15th century 2453:16"/50 caliber Mark 7 gun 2406:16"/45 caliber Mark 6 gun 2221:BL 16 inch Mk I naval gun 2130:16"/50 caliber Mark 2 gun 1515:18"/48 caliber Mark 1 gun 1472:BL 18 inch Mk I naval gun 459:or Great Turkish Bombard 348:Muhammad Bin Husain Rumi 77:Explosive shells: In the 2641:Stephen R. 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Dahlgren 1281: 1279: 1278: 1255: 1245:Schneider et Cie 1238: 1237: 1225:Railway howitzer 1213: 1196: 1194: 1193: 1168: 1151: 1150: 1126: 1109: 1107: 1106: 1083: 1066: 1064: 1063: 1040: 1026: 1024: 1023: 1000: 983: 982: 958: 926: 925: 919:Explosive shells 858: 848:John A. 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Flemish
Dulle Griet
Ghent
cannon
caliber
large-calibre artillery
incommensurable
Western Europe
handguns
bombards
Industrial Age
explosive shells
Paixhans guns
World Wars
missile
Caliber
A view of the Tsar Pushka, showing its massive bore and cannonballs.
Tsar Cannon
Bombard

Tsardom of Russia
Andrey Chokhov
Backside of the Pumhart von Steyr
Pumhart von Steyr
Bombard
House of Habsburg
Holy Roman Empire
Basilic
Bombard

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