- as opposed to rifled (grooved) gun tubes, smoothbore cannons
dating back to the 1800s lacked in accuracy as rifling gave spin-
stablization to the projectile. The latest generation smoothbores'
advantage is that they are able to sustain much higher pressures
and muzzle velocities (~ Mach 4 / 1,650m/s) within their gun-tubes,
critical for firing modern kinetic-energy / HEAT rounds.
Assault Rifle
- hand-held weapon combining the fully-automatic fire of a submachine
gun and the portability as well as the powerful, long-ranged bullet of a rifle.
Mushashi (WW2 battleship, Yamato-class)
- famous as the most powerful (9x 18.1" main guns) and heavily-armored
(18"+ thick armor) battleships in WW2.
- sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf circa 1944 after taking an estimated
20 torpedoes and 17 bombs
- her sistership Yamato has gained fame in such animes as Space
Battleship Yamato / Star Blazers.
* NOT to be confused with the dueling master Musashi, as Mao did
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