gunners
Artillery crew members
Gunners are people who operate guns, especially artillery or mounted weapons in military contexts: The gunners returned fire from the ship's deck.
In sports, a gunner is an aggressive player who shoots frequently, sometimes to a fault: He's a gunner—never passes when he could take a shot.
In American football, gunners are special teams players who sprint downfield on punts to tackle the returner. (Capitalized Gunners refers to Arsenal Football Club.)
Large mounted gun
- howitzerShort-barreled artillery piece
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- turretProtruding fortified structure
shelling · barrage · salvo · volley · bombardment · breech · recoil · trajectory
Military personnel who fight
- infantryGround combat troops
- marinesNaval infantry soldiers
- squadSmall working group
- platoonSmall infantry formation
battalion · regiment · corps · warfare · combat · firefight · skirmish · battlefield
One who hits targets
- shooterOne who fires weapons
- ball hogOne who won't pass
- chuckerOne who throws
- heat checkShot testing sustained accuracy
cannon
Large mounted gun
- howitzerShort-barreled artillery piece
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- batteryPortable electricity storage
turret · shelling · barrage · salvo · volley · bombardment · breech · recoil · trajectory · caliber
soldiers
Military personnel who fight
platoon · battalion · regiment · corps · warfare · combat · firefight · skirmish · battlefield · engagement
striker
One who hits targets
- military personnelsoldiers, soldier, midshipmen, officers, troops
- artillerycannons, cannon, howitzers, howitzer, mortars
- air warfareair strike, airstrike, bombing runs, air raid, dive bombing
- British militaryBritish Army, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, RAF, brigade
- WWI Aviationair combat, aerial combat, dogfights, fighter pilots, ace pilots
- RAF airmenfighter pilots, bomber pilots, wing commanders, air marshals, aircrew
gunnersriflemen
Soldiers armed with guns
infantrymen · foot soldiers · medics · sappers · engineers
gunnerstargets
Intended aims or marks
defenders · casualties · shields · sentries · guards
gunnersmedics
Emergency treatment personnel
chaplains · non-combatants · clerks · cooks · stretcher-bearers
- gunned downKilled by shooting
- machine gunnerSoldier operating automatic weapon
- tail gunnerCrew member defending bomber's aft
- gunnery sergeantSenior Marine noncommissioned officer
- door gunnerHelicopter-mounted weapon operator
- rear gunnerAircraft's aft weapons operator