gun mount
Artillery support base
A gun mount is the structure that supports and secures a gun, allowing it to be aimed and fired.
On ships, tanks, and aircraft, gun mounts hold heavy weapons in position while permitting rotation and elevation: The antiaircraft gun mount swiveled to track the incoming plane.
Smaller mounts attach firearms to vehicles, tripods, or fixed positions.
- turretProtruding fortified structure
- swivelRotating connection point
- tripodStabilizing support structure
- pedestalSupport for statuary
- pintleVertical bolt enabling rotation
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- turretstank turret, ball turret, cupola
- ship partshull, keel, deck, mast, bow
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- tank partsturret, treads, cannon, hull, tracks
- naval weaponstorpedo, cannon, naval mines, torpedoes, depth charge
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gun components
gun mountbarrel
Hooped cylindrical vessel
gun barrel · projectile · ammunition · muzzle · bullet
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