A wide variety of
gunpowder artillery
Artillery is a class of heavy military ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during sieges, ...
weapons were created in the
medieval
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...
and
early modern period.
List
Bibliography
* Artillery: An Illustrated History of Its Impact, Jeff Kinard.
* English Civil War Artillery 1642-51, Chris Henry, 2005, Osprey: Oxford.
* Science and Civilisation in China: Military technology: The gunpowder epic, Joseph Needham
References
Lists of artillery
Early Modern weapons
Medieval artillery
Gunpowder
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