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- Basilisk_(cannon) abstract "The basilisk was a very heavy bronze cannon employed during the Middle Ages. The barrel of a basilisk could weigh up to 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) and could have a calibre of up to 5 inches (13 cm). On average they were around 10 feet long, though some, like Queen Elizabeth's Pocket Pistol, were almost three times that length.The basilisk got its name from the mythological basilisk: a fire-breathing venomous serpent that could cause large-scale destruction and kill its victims with its glance alone. It was thought that the very sight of its 160 lb shot would be enough to scare the enemy to death.In 1588 the Spanish Armada was equipped with many basilisks for their invasion of England with the intent of using them to besiege towns loyal to Elizabeth I. Many of these guns were lost when the ships were wrecked on their return to Spain.Due to its large size, the basilisk fell out of favour of European generals, who preferred lighter, more accurate artillery in the late 16th century. A late example is the Maltese Gun, built in Holland in 1607 and, like many of its contemporaries, fitted with a replacement carriage during the Napoleonic Wars.".
- Basilisk_(cannon) thumbnail Queen_Elizabeths_Pocket_Pistol.JPG?width=300.
- Basilisk_(cannon) wikiPageExternalLink is3toc.htm.
- Basilisk_(cannon) wikiPageID "13349264".
- Basilisk_(cannon) wikiPageLength "3132".
- Basilisk_(cannon) wikiPageOutDegree "14".
- Basilisk_(cannon) wikiPageRevisionID "679504244".
- Basilisk_(cannon) wikiPageWikiLink Basilisk.
- Basilisk_(cannon) wikiPageWikiLink Bronze.
- Basilisk_(cannon) wikiPageWikiLink Caliber.
- Basilisk_(cannon) wikiPageWikiLink Cannon.
- Basilisk_(cannon) wikiPageWikiLink Category:Cannon.
- Basilisk_(cannon) wikiPageWikiLink Category:Medieval_artillery.
- Basilisk_(cannon) wikiPageWikiLink Category:Renaissance-era_weapons.
- Basilisk_(cannon) wikiPageWikiLink Elizabeth_I_of_England.
- Basilisk_(cannon) wikiPageWikiLink Maltese_Gun.
- Basilisk_(cannon) wikiPageWikiLink Middle_Ages.
- Basilisk_(cannon) wikiPageWikiLink Napoleonic_Wars.
- Basilisk_(cannon) wikiPageWikiLink Queen_Elizabeths_Pocket_Pistol.
- Basilisk_(cannon) wikiPageWikiLink Spanish_Armada.
- Basilisk_(cannon) wikiPageWikiLink File:Queen_Elizabeths_Pocket_Pistol.JPG.
- Basilisk_(cannon) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Basilisco".
- Basilisk_(cannon) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Basilisk (cannon)".
- Basilisk_(cannon) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Basilisk".
- Basilisk_(cannon) wikiPageWikiLinkText "basilisco".
- Basilisk_(cannon) wikiPageWikiLinkText "basilisk".
- Basilisk_(cannon) wikiPageWikiLinkText "basilisks".
- Basilisk_(cannon) wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Cannon.
- Basilisk_(cannon) wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Early_firearms.
- Basilisk_(cannon) wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Other_uses.
- Basilisk_(cannon) subject Category:Cannon.
- Basilisk_(cannon) subject Category:Medieval_artillery.
- Basilisk_(cannon) subject Category:Renaissance-era_weapons.
- Basilisk_(cannon) type Firearm.
- Basilisk_(cannon) type Redirect.
- Basilisk_(cannon) comment "The basilisk was a very heavy bronze cannon employed during the Middle Ages. The barrel of a basilisk could weigh up to 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) and could have a calibre of up to 5 inches (13 cm). On average they were around 10 feet long, though some, like Queen Elizabeth's Pocket Pistol, were almost three times that length.The basilisk got its name from the mythological basilisk: a fire-breathing venomous serpent that could cause large-scale destruction and kill its victims with its glance alone.".
- Basilisk_(cannon) label "Basilisk (cannon)".
- Basilisk_(cannon) sameAs Q810145.
- Basilisk_(cannon) sameAs Васіліск,_гармата.
- Basilisk_(cannon) sameAs Basilisk_(Geschütz).
- Basilisk_(cannon) sameAs Basilisco_(bocca_da_fuoco).
- Basilisk_(cannon) sameAs 바실리스크_(대포).
- Basilisk_(cannon) sameAs m.03c2h_g.
- Basilisk_(cannon) sameAs Василиск_(орудие).
- Basilisk_(cannon) sameAs Василіск_(гармата).
- Basilisk_(cannon) sameAs Q810145.
- Basilisk_(cannon) wasDerivedFrom Basilisk_(cannon)?oldid=679504244.
- Basilisk_(cannon) depiction Queen_Elizabeths_Pocket_Pistol.JPG.
- Basilisk_(cannon) isPrimaryTopicOf Basilisk_(cannon).