supercannon

Giant military launcher

A supercannon is an exceptionally large or powerful artillery piece, typically one designed to fire projectiles over extraordinary distances or with devastating force.

The term has been applied to various oversized weapons throughout military history, from the Paris Gun of World War I to Iraq's Project Babylon in the 1980s.

Supercannons often represent ambitious engineering projects that push the limits of conventional ballistics, though many never achieve practical military use.

artillery

howitzer

Short-barreled artillery piece

emplacement · turret · battery · salvo · volley · shelling · gunnery · ordnance · munitions · caliber

destructive

blast

Sudden forceful burst

impact · crater · obliteration · demolition · annihilation · firepower · megaton · catastrophic · formidable · overwhelming

ballistics

trajectory

Path of moving object

intercontinental · rocketry · missile · strategic · tactical · targeting · accuracy · payload · launchpad · kinetic

Opposites
scale/size

supercannonpeashooter

Tube for blowing small projectiles

popgun · pistol · handgun · derringer · pocket pistol

technological ambition

supercannonfield gun

Portable military cannon

mortar

weapon type

supercannonknife

Sharp cutting utensil

bayonet · dagger · sword · club · melee weapon

Family

super, cannon, cannons, cannonade, cannonball, cannoneer, cannoned, cannoning

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG