Artillery components

firearm component which guides the projectile during acceleration

device for alignment and aiming of a weapon

thumb|Rifling of a 105 mm Royal Ordnance L7 tank gun right|thumbnail|Conventional rifling of a 90 mm M75 cannon (production year 1891, [[Austria-Hungary)]] thumb|Rifling in a GAU-8 [[autocannon]]

muzzle device designed to counter recoil while firing by diverting gases

thumb|right|275px|A L16 81mm Mortar|81mm L16 smoothbore mortar

artillery component

thumb|400px|right|Illustration of some firearm breechblocks A breechblock (or breech block) is the part of the firearm action that closes the breech of a breech loading weapon (whether small arms or artillery) before or at the moment of firing. It seals the breech and contains the pressure generated by the ignited propellant. Retracting the breechblock allows the chamber to be loaded with a cartridge.

sighting device on ranged weapons

device which assists use of a weapon by location, tracking, and direction of fire at a target

device used in guns of armored fighting vehicles

type of firearm action

thumb|The reticle of a PSO-1 scope mounted on a Russian SVD [[designated marksman rifle]] thumb|A comparison of different reticles used in telescopic sights thumb|Measurement graticule in an optical microscope thumb|Reticle of Bell & Howell Pocket Comparator thumb|Reticle accessory (PD-8) used in sniper rifles A reticle or reticule, also known as a graticule or crosshair, is a pattern of fine lines or markings built into the eyepiece of an optical device such as a telescopic sight, spotting scope, theodolite, optical microscope or the screen of an oscilloscope, to provide measurement reference

thumb|right|320px|The trunnions are the protrusions from the side of the barrel that rest on the carriage.

thumb|A linstock thumb|Firing of a field gun of the early 17th century with a linstock A linstock (also called a lintstock) is a staff with a fork at one end to hold a lighted slow match. The name was adapted from the Dutch lontstok, "match stick". Linstocks were used for discharging cannons in the early days of artillery; the linstock allowed the gunner to stand further from the cannon as it was dangerous applying the lighted match to the touch hole at the breech of the gun. Not only could the charge flash back, but the recoil of the cannon might send the carriage toward the gunner.

Weapon type

Way of limiting the effects of recoil

Insulation on large caliber gun barrels

computer that continuously calculates trigonometric firing solutions

sighting device for artillery

subassembly of a muzzle-loading cannon