#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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