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    The Tsar Cannon (Russian: Царь-пушка, Tsar'-pushka) is a large early modern period artillery piece (known as a bombarda in Russian) on display on the grounds...
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  • the Tsar Cannon and the Tsar Bell, both of which were created as showpieces but whose large size made them impractical for actual use. The name "Tsar Bomba"...
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    well as the cast-bronze Faule Mette, Faule Grete, and Grose Bochse. The Tsar Cannon is a late 16th-century show-piece. The Dardanelles Gun, built in the...
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    Cathedral was constructed during the reign of Ivan the Terrible. The same tsar also renovated some of his grandfather's palaces, added a new palace and...
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  • carried out on the Tsar Cannon on a light silent rifle DVL and a special subsonic cartridge 8.6 × 39 mm. In 2010, the activity of Tsar Cannon LLC in Russia...
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    This list contains all types of cannon through the ages listed in decreasing caliber size. For the purpose of this list, the development of large-calibre...
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  • 1567. It is also informally known as the Tsar Book (Царь-книга), in an analogy with Tsar Bell and Tsar Cannon. The set of manuscripts was commissioned...
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    The Tsar Tank (Russian: Царь-танк, transcription: Tsar'-tank), also known as the Netopyr' (Russian: Нетопырь, which stands for Pipistrellus, a genus of...
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    Cannon. Tsar Cannon List of the largest cannon by caliber The Pride and the Passion, a 1957 fictional historical film drama with a large siege cannon...
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  • Andrey Chokhov (category Russian cannon makers)
    heavy weapons. Over 20 were documented, from 1568 to 1629, including the Tsar Cannon cast in 1586. His traditions were continued by the Motorin family. Andrey...
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  • Russian name "Tsar Mangal" derived from the Russian slang "mangal" for anti-drone slat armor, in an analogy with Tsar Cannon and Tsar Bomb. It was also...
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  • Siege artillery (also siege guns or siege cannons) are heavy guns designed to bombard fortifications, cities, and other fixed targets. They are distinct...
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    Thus, the mass of the cannon balls and, consequently, of the ordnance too continually increased, finally culminating in giant cannon like the Pumhart von...
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    Artillery (redirect from Artillery Cannon)
    engines. As technology improved, lighter, more mobile field artillery cannons developed for battlefield use. This development continues today; modern...
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    The Tsar Bell (Russian: Царь–колокол; Tsar'-kolokol), also known as the Tsarsky Kolokol, Tsar Kolokol III, or Royal Bell, is a 6.14-metre-tall (20.1 ft)...
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  • The history of cannons spans several hundred years from the 12th century to modern times. The cannon first appeared in China sometime during the 12th...
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  • away from his designs. The Tsar Cannon, the largest howitzer ever made, cast by Andrey Chokhov Remains of a post-medieval cannon battery, mounted on a medieval...
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    the public. At present, only the southern corner façade, opposite the Tsar Cannon can be viewed. The Kremlin Senate is located in the northern part of...
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    enough to cast tubes capable of withstanding the explosive forces of early cannons, so the pipe (often built from staves of metal) needed to be braced periodically...
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    exceeding 1000 km in length. 1586 Tsar Cannon The Tsar Cannon is an enormous cannon, commissioned in 1586 by Russian Tsar Feodor and cast by Andrey Chokhov...
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  • Pushka may refer to: (Пушка) a gun or cannon in the Russian language, and used to characterize the Russian Tsar Cannon A tehsil in the Barabanki district...
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    Zamburak Hwacha Breech-loading swivel gun Siege cannon (e.g. Abus Gun, Dardanelles Gun, and Tsar Cannon) Most modern projectile weapons fall into the broader...
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    surrounded by a lattice. At the same time, Tsar Cannon was installed nearby on a wooden gun carriage. Images of Tsar Cannon are also documented in the engravings...
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    answered. The grand finale culminates with eleven more cannon shots and the melody of "God Save the Tsar!". Although La Marseillaise was chosen as the French...
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  • Largest cannon may refer to: List of the largest cannon by caliber, a list of the largest cannon throughout history The largest individual cannon: Tsar Cannon...
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    Duke Sergey Alexandrovich Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Lobnoye Mesto Tsar Cannon Tsar Bell Alexander Garden Obelisk Red Porch Iberian Gate and Chapel Lenin's...
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    was Grand Prince of Moscow and all Russia from 1533 to 1547, and the first Tsar and Grand Prince of all Russia from 1547 until his death in 1584. Ivan's...
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    bridge and stone platforms were built nearby for guns – "raskats". The Tsar Cannon was located on the platform of the Lobnoye mesto. The square was called...
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    Nicholas II (redirect from Tsar Nicholas II)
    Kiev, Vladimir, Novgorod; Tsar of Kazan, Tsar of Astrakhan, Tsar of Poland, Tsar of Siberia, Tsar of Tauric Chersonesus, Tsar of Georgia; Lord of Pskov...
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  • Four Color #824 (August 1957) Jaivana Cannon List of American films of 1957 Tsar Cannon List of the largest cannon by caliber Tino Balio, United Artists:...
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