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.
Short-barreled artillery piece
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
- emplacementPrepared weapon position
turret · battery · salvo · volley · shelling · gunnery · ordnance · munitions
Sudden forceful burst
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- shrapnelScattered explosion fragments
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- impactForceful contact or consequence
crater · obliteration · demolition · annihilation · firepower · megaton · catastrophic · formidable
howitzer
Short-barreled artillery piece
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
emplacement · turret · battery · salvo · volley · shelling · gunnery · ordnance · munitions · caliber
blast
Sudden forceful burst
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- shrapnelScattered explosion fragments
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
impact · crater · obliteration · demolition · annihilation · firepower · megaton · catastrophic · formidable · overwhelming
trajectory
Path of moving object
- rangeExtent of variation
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
intercontinental · rocketry · missile · strategic · tactical · targeting · accuracy · payload · launchpad · kinetic
supercannonpeashooter
Tube for blowing small projectiles
popgun · pistol · handgun · derringer · pocket pistol
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