artillery piece
Heavy military weapon
An artillery piece is a large military weapon designed to fire heavy projectiles over long distances—cannons, howitzers, mortars, and similar guns too large to be carried by individual soldiers.
The term distinguishes these weapons from small arms and emphasizes the individual unit: The battery deployed six artillery pieces along the ridge.
- ballistaAncient projectile siege engine
- howitzerShort-barreled artillery piece
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- indirect fireWeapons aimed at unseen targets
- recoilless rifleGun venting propellant rearward
trebuchet · cannon · breech · mortar · field gun · firing pin · catapult · muzzle brake · Big Bertha · shell casing · rocket launcher · gun barrel · cluster munition · carriage · battery · limber · armored vehicle · precision strike
- artillerycannons, cannon, howitzers, howitzer, mortars
- armory displaysweapon rack, gun rack, gun case, gun cabinet, rifle rack
- Heavy Weaponscannon, howitzer, tank gun, field gun, siege gun
- crew-served weaponsheavy machine gun, light machine gun, mortar, machine gun, mounted gun
- fortificationsfort, fortress, fortresses, citadel, citadels
- Victorian weaponsrifle, musket, revolver, pistol, bayonet
combat role/engagement distance
artillery piecemelee weapon
Tool for close-range fighting
trench knife · fighting knife · brass knuckles · club · bludgeon