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gunpowder artillery Artillery consists of ranged weapons that launch Ammunition, munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during sieges, and l ...

weapons were created in the

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and

early modern period The early modern period is a Periodization, historical period that is defined either as part of or as immediately preceding the modern period, with divisions based primarily on the history of Europe and the broader concept of modernity. There i ...

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General and cited references

* Henry, Chris (2005). ''English Civil War Artillery 1642-51''. Oxford: Osprey. * Kinard, Jeff. ''Artillery: An Illustrated History of Its Impact''. * Needham, Joseph. ''Science and Civilisation in China: Military Technology: The Gunpowder Epic''. Early Modern weapons Gunpowder Lists of artillery Medieval artillery {{Artillery-stub