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Battering ram and Cannon

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Difference between Battering ram and Cannon

Battering ram vs. Cannon

A battering ram is a siege engine that originated in ancient times and designed to break open the masonry walls of fortifications or splinter their wooden gates. A cannon (plural: cannon or cannons) is a type of gun classified as artillery that launches a projectile using propellant.

Similarities between Battering ram and Cannon

Battering ram and Cannon have 5 things in common (in Unionpedia): English Civil War, Explosive material, Gunpowder, Siege engine, Siege tower.

English Civil War

The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists ("Cavaliers") over, principally, the manner of England's governance.

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Explosive material

An explosive material, also called an explosive, is a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy that can produce an explosion if released suddenly, usually accompanied by the production of light, heat, sound, and pressure.

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Gunpowder

Gunpowder, also known as black powder to distinguish it from modern smokeless powder, is the earliest known chemical explosive.

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Siege engine

A siege engine is a device that is designed to break or circumvent heavy castle doors, thick city walls and other fortifications in siege warfare.

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Siege tower

A siege tower or breaching tower (or in the Middle Ages, a belfryCastle: Stephen Biesty'sSections. Dorling Kindersley Pub (T); 1st American edition (September 1994). Siege towers were invented in 300 BC.) is a specialized siege engine, constructed to protect assailants and ladders while approaching the defensive walls of a fortification.

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Battering ram and Cannon Comparison

Battering ram has 50 relations, while Cannon has 374. As they have in common 5, the Jaccard index is 1.18% = 5 / (50 + 374).

References

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