musketry
Art of firearms
Musketry is the art or practice of firing muskets or rifles, or the collective fire from such weapons: The sound of musketry echoed across the valley.
The term also refers to troops armed with muskets, or instruction in rifle marksmanship.
Though muskets are obsolete, musketry persists in military contexts for small-arms training and tactics.
Creation or arrangement
- volleySimultaneous firing burst
- salvoSimultaneous weapons discharge
- fusilladeRapid series of shots
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
synchronize · command · rank · file · present arms · aim · fire · reload
Flint-sparked firearm mechanism
- muzzleloaderGun loaded through barrel
- breechloaderFirearm loaded at rear
- blunderbussFlare-muzzled scatter weapon
- rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
carbine · percussion · gunpowder · cartridge · ammunition · caliber · barrel · lock
Armed soldier or NZ bird
- fusilierMusket-bearing infantry soldier
- grenadierElite explosive-hurling soldier
- sharpshooterExpert precision shooter
- soldierArmed forces member
regiment · battalion · company · squad · line infantry · skirmisher · ranks · tactics
formation
Creation or arrangement
barrage · synchronize · command · rank · file · present arms · aim · fire · reload · parade
flintlock
Flint-sparked firearm mechanism
- muzzleloaderGun loaded through barrel
- breechloaderFirearm loaded at rear
- blunderbussFlare-muzzled scatter weapon
rifle · carbine · percussion · gunpowder · cartridge · ammunition · caliber · barrel · lock · trigger
rifleman
Armed soldier or NZ bird
- fusilierMusket-bearing infantry soldier
- grenadierElite explosive-hurling soldier
- sharpshooterExpert precision shooter
soldier · regiment · battalion · company · squad · line infantry · skirmisher · ranks · tactics · charge
musketryartillery
Large-caliber battlefield weapons
cannon fire · heavy artillery · heavy ordnance · bombardment · cannonade
musketryhand-to-hand combat
Fighting without distance weapons
melee · swordplay · close-quarters combat · close combat · fisticuffs
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