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

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