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Cannon and Mangonel

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Difference between Cannon and Mangonel

Cannon vs. Mangonel

A cannon (plural: cannon or cannons) is a type of gun classified as artillery that launches a projectile using propellant. A mangonel, also called the traction trebuchet, was a type of catapult or siege engine used in China starting from the Warring States period, and later across Eurasia in the 6th century AD.

Similarities between Cannon and Mangonel

Cannon and Mangonel have 6 things in common (in Unionpedia): Ballista, Catapult, Eurasia, Onager (weapon), Siege engine, Trebuchet.

Ballista

The ballista (Latin, from Greek βαλλίστρα ballistra and that from βάλλω ballō, "throw"), plural ballistae, sometimes called bolt thrower, was an ancient missile weapon that launched a large projectile at a distant target.

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Catapult

A catapult is a ballistic device used to launch a projectile a great distance without the aid of explosive devices—particularly various types of ancient and medieval siege engines.

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Eurasia

Eurasia is a combined continental landmass of Europe and Asia.

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Onager (weapon)

The onager (British /ˈɒnədʒə/, /ˈɒnəɡə/, U.S. /ˈɑnədʒər/) was a imperial-aera Roman torsion powered siege engine.

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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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Trebuchet

A trebuchet (French trébuchet) is a type of siege engine.

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Cannon and Mangonel Comparison

Cannon has 374 relations, while Mangonel has 25. As they have in common 6, the Jaccard index is 1.50% = 6 / (374 + 25).

References

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