light cannon
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Crew totals eight; armament includes machine guns, light cannon, bombs, depth charges.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the normal progression in armament development would be from heavy machine guns to light cannon, with higher velocities and fire speeds than those now generally mounted in aircraft.-
From Time Magazine Archive
Fire-power of the break-through tanks was several heavy machine guns, plus light cannon.
From Time Magazine Archive
As nobody had anything to fight with except small arms and a few light cannon, there would be no intervention.
From Ministry of Disturbance by Dongen, H. R. van
Small arms, and light cannon which hadn't been able to fire more than a few rounds.
From Space Viking by Piper, H. Beam
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