naval artillery
Warship weapons systems
Naval artillery refers to large-caliber guns mounted on warships, used against enemy vessels, coastal fortifications, or land targets.
The term encompasses everything from the cannons of wooden sailing ships to the massive turret guns of 20th-century battleships.
Naval artillery dominated sea warfare until missiles largely supplanted it after World War II: The cruiser provided naval artillery support for the amphibious landing.
- cannonLarge mounted gun
- rangefinderInstrument measuring observer-to-target distance
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
- warshipArmed naval vessel
- howitzerShort-barreled artillery piece
broadside · fire at will · big guns · main battery · ordnance · battleship · railgun · frigate · anti-aircraft defense · dreadnought · swivel gun · gun deck · powder monkey · ship of the line · Royal Navy · fleet · weaponry · armament
naval artilleryfield artillery
Mobile military cannons
anti-aircraft artillery · aerial bombardment · air-to-ground missiles
naval artillerytorpedoes
Self-guided underwater explosives
naval aviation · depth charges · naval mines · cruise missiles · small arms