#weaponry__arms__implements_of_war__weapons_system__weaponssystem__munition weapons considered collectively supertype: #instrumentality__instrumentation an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end part: #weapon subtype: #ammunition__ammo projectiles to be fired from a gun subtype: #cartridge ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun subtype: #ball_cartridge a general purpose cartridge having a primer and a ball and a full charge of powder subtype: #blank_shell__blankshell__blank__dummy a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet subtype: #cartouche__cartouch a cartridge (usually with paper casing) subtype: #case_shot__canister__canister_shot a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm subtype: #powder_and_shot ammunition consisting of gunpowder and bullets for muskets subtype: #unit_of_ammunition__round__one_shot__oneshot a charge of ammunition for a single shot subtype: #shell.ammunition ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun subtype: #shotgun_shell__shotgunshell a shell containing lead shot; used in shotguns subtype: #shrapnel shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight subtype: #whizzbang__whizbang a small high-velocity shell; it makes a whizzing sound followed by a bang when it hits subtype: #tracer_bullet__tracer ammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smoke subtype: #armament weaponry used by military or naval force subtype: #arsenal.armament__armory__armoury all the weapons and equipment that a country has subtype: #artillery__heavy_weapon__heavyweapon__gun__ordnance large but transportable armament subtype: #cannon a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels subtype: #basilisk.cannon ancient brass cannon subtype: #harpoon_gun__harpoongun a cannon or cannon-like gun that fires harpoons subtype: #high-angle_gun a cannon that can be fired at a high elevation for relatively short ranges subtype: #trench_mortar__mortar__howitzer a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range subtype: #long_tom a long swivel cannon formerly used by the navy subtype: #arbalest__catapult__arbalist__bricole__onager__trebuchet__trebucket medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones subtype: #field_artillery__fieldartillery__field_gun__fieldgun artillery (other than antiaircraft) used by armies in the field (especially for direct support of front-line troops) subtype: #four-pounder an artillery gun that throws a shot weighing four pounds subtype: #broadside.armament (naval) all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship subtype: #rocket_launcher__launcher armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket subtype: #bazooka a portable rocket launcher used by infantrymen as an anti-tank weapon subtype: #munitions__munition__ordnance__ordnance_stores military supplies subtype: #torpedo armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target subtype: #aerial_torpedo a torpedo designed to be launched from an airplane subtype: #bangalore_torpedo__bangaloretorpedo a metal pipe filled with explosive, used to detonate land mines or to clear a path through barbed wire subtype: #homing_torpedo a torpedo that is guided to its target (as by the sound of a ship's engines) subtype: #submarine_torpedo__submarinetorpedo a torpedo designed to be launched from a submarine subtype: #defense_system__defensesystem__defence_system__defencesystem the weaponry available for the defense of a region subtype: #gunnery guns collectively subtype: #hardware major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile) subtype: #naval_weaponry__navalweaponry weaponry for warships subtype: #fire_control_system naval weaponry consisting of a system for controlling the delivery of fire on a military target subtype: #missile_defense_system__missiledefensesystem__missile_defence_system__missiledefencesystem naval weaponry providing a defense system subtype: #naval_gun__navalgun naval weaponry consisting of a large gun carried on a warship subtype: #stern_chaser__sternchaser a naval gun able to fire astern at a ship in chase subtype: #naval_missile__navalmissile naval weaponry consisting of a missile carried on a warship
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