gun

A gun is a muzzle or breech-loaded projectile-firing weapon. There are various definitions depending on the nation and branch of service. A "gun" may be distinguished from other firearms in being a crew-served weapon such as a howitzer or mortar, as opposed to a small arm like a rifle or pistol, but there are exceptions, such as the U.S. Air Force's GUU5/P. At one time, land-based artillery tubes were called cannon and sea-based naval cannon were called guns. The term "gun" evolved into a generic term for any tube-launched projectile-firing weapon used by sailors, including boarding parties and marines.

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The following tags are aliased to this tag: firearms (learn more).

This tag implicates ranged_weapon (learn more).

The following tags implicate this tag: arquebus, handcannon, handgun, holding_gun, living_gun, machine_gun, musket, rifle, shotgun, submachine_gun, unusual_gun (learn more).

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