Harpoon cannon
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Harpoon cannon
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A harpoon cannon is a whaling implement developed in the late 19th century and most used in the 20th century. It would be mounted on the bow of a whale catcher, where it could be easily aimed with a wide field of view at the target. Powered by black powder and later, smokeless powder, it would generally fire a large steel harpoon, either solid steel or fitted with an exploding black powder, or later, penthrite (PETN) grenade. Harpoon cannons are still used by whaling nations, but these are usual
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpoon_cannon
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2023-10-05T03:51:16Z
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