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The XM913 is an experimental American chain gun produced at Picatinny Arsenal. [1] The cannon is a larger and more modern version of the 25 mm Bushmaster cannon. Although its shells, 50 x 228 mm, are twice the diameter of the 25×137mm M242 Bushmaster, the 50mm cannon is not much longer than the smaller weapon. [2]

M242 Bushmaster. The M242 Bushmaster chain gun is a 25 mm (25×137mm) single-barrel chain-driven autocannon. It is used extensively by the U.S. military, such as in the Bradley fighting vehicle, as well as by other NATO members and some other nations in ground combat vehicles and various watercraft. Hughes Helicopters in Culver City, California ...

By country. By type. v. t. e. The hand cannon ( Chinese: 手 銃 shŏuchòng, or 火 銃 huŏchòng ), also known as the gonne or handgonne, is the first true firearm and the successor of the fire lance. [1] It is the oldest type of small arms as well as the most mechanically simple form of metal barrel firearms.

A cannon is any large tubular firearm designed to fire a heavy projectile over a long distance. They were first used in Europe and China, and were the archetypical form of artillery. Round shot and grapeshot were the early projectiles used in cannon. 18th century cannon projectiles. Three different cannon projectiles.