tank gun
Vehicle-mounted cannon
A tank gun is the main armament mounted on a military tank—a large-caliber cannon designed to fire armor-piercing and explosive rounds.
Tank guns are built for direct fire against enemy vehicles and fortifications: The tank gun could penetrate several inches of steel at a thousand meters.
The term distinguishes the primary weapon from secondary armaments like machine guns.
- turretProtruding fortified structure
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- armorProtective combat covering
- shellHard outer covering
- firepowerCombat weapon effectiveness
caliber · muzzle · muzzle velocity · recoil · breach · ammunition · projectile · artillery · ordnance · blast · direct fire · loader · fire control · traverse · rifled · smoothbore · penetrator · armor piercing
tank gunpistol
Compact one-handed firearm
handgun · small arms · derringer · pocket pistol · sidearm
tank gunmachine gun
Continuous-fire arm
automatic weapon · minigun · Gatling gun · submachine gun · chain gun
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