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A '''Gun''' during the dreadnought era was generally a powerful weapon firing a heavy projectile at high velocity. When this term is used on this site, it will generally mean a weapon firing a shell weight 3 pounds or more and requiring several men to load, aim and fire. | A '''Gun''' during the [[Dreadnought Era|dreadnought era]] was generally a powerful weapon firing a heavy projectile at high velocity. When this term is used on this site, it will generally mean a weapon firing a shell weight 3 pounds or more and requiring several men to load, aim and fire. | ||
Gunnery is such a rich topic that "gun" soon proves itself too vague to stand alone. It will often, on this site, mean a single gun barrel, but this implies a breech (in the case of [[Breechloading Gun|modern guns]] of this period), a [[Gun Mount|mounting]] or [[Gun Turret|turret]], and also a [[Sightsetting|sight]] for aiming. | Gunnery is such a rich topic that "gun" soon proves itself too vague to stand alone. It will often, on this site, mean a single gun barrel, but this implies a breech (in the case of [[Breechloading Gun|modern guns]] of this period), a [[Gun Mount|mounting]] or [[Gun Turret|turret]], and also a [[Sightsetting|sight]] for aiming. | ||
Latest revision as of 01:42, 25 August 2009
A Gun during the dreadnought era was generally a powerful weapon firing a heavy projectile at high velocity. When this term is used on this site, it will generally mean a weapon firing a shell weight 3 pounds or more and requiring several men to load, aim and fire.
Gunnery is such a rich topic that "gun" soon proves itself too vague to stand alone. It will often, on this site, mean a single gun barrel, but this implies a breech (in the case of modern guns of this period), a mounting or turret, and also a sight for aiming.
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