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For the word spelled with only one "N", please see canon.

A cannon was a primitive projectile weapon that fires cannon balls or other projectiles. The term cannon has also been applied to some types of mounted directed energy weapons with a fixed or limited firing arc. (TOS: "Arena"; ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II"; Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)

Projectile cannons

File:Gorn Kirk cannon.jpg

James T. Kirk uses a makeshift cannon

Cannons were in use in the American Civil War, as witnessed in the Time stream. (ENT: "Storm Front, Part II") Cannons were also part of the history of the mirror universe Earth, where they were used as artillery and on sailing ships. (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II")

A cannon stood looking out at the ocean near a Los Angeles boardwalk frequented by the time traveler Braxton in 1996. (VOY: "Future's End")

In 2267, James T. Kirk managed to defeat a Gorn by creating a primitive makeshift cannon. He made gunpowder out of potassium nitrate, sulphur and coal, and used a bamboo stick as the cannon and a diamond as the projectile. (TOS: "Arena") In 2293, the president of the Federation had a model of a cannon on his desk. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)

In 2364, a Q recreation of a Napoleonic marshal's camp included a cannon. (TNG: "Hide and Q")

Some aspects of the 2373 Q Civil War were represented by cannons when it was perceived by Humans. (VOY: "The Q and the Grey") During 2376, cannons were in use on Kelemane's planet, where the Central Protectorate was attacked by a neighbor state using cannons, destroying several buildings, and starting a short war. The Central Protectorate's Tactical Air Command responded. A new treaty was signed after a few weeks. (VOY: "Blink of an Eye")

During the Dominion War, the Remans were used by the Romulan Empire essentially as "cannon fodder" against the Jem'Hadar. (Star Trek Nemesis)

Directed energy cannons

Phase cannon firing (close up)-ShockwaveII — A 22nd century phase cannon

Klingon Bird-of-Prey, disruptor cannon — A 23rd century disruptor cannon

File:USS Defiant, First Contact.jpg

24th century phaser cannons

The term cannon has also been applied to several types of directed energy weapons. These have ranged from smaller vehicle-mounted turrets (Star Trek Nemesis) to starship-mounted weaponry. (ENT: "Broken Bow") A common feature in these directed energy cannons is that their emitter needs to be physically aimed at the target (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier) where as directed energy weapon banks and arrays usually have a more omnidirectional firing arc and the direction of fire can be programmed without moving the actual weapon. (TNG: "The Arsenal of Freedom", et al.)

List of directed energy cannons

External links

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-[[File:Cannon, Hide and Q.jpg|thumb|A cannon]]
-[[File:First World War.jpg|thumb|Canons in use in a [[Mirror Universe]] conflict]]
+[[File:Cannon.jpg|thumb|A cannon recreated by Q]]
+{{disambiguation|the word spelled with only one "N"|canon}}
-:''You may also be looking for the term [[canon]].''
-A '''cannon''' is a large [[projectile weapon]] that fires cannon balls or other projectiles. ({{TOS|Arena}}; {{DS9|Sacrifice of Angels|The Changing Face of Evil}}; {{film|9}})
+A '''cannon''' was a primitive [[projectile weapon]] that fires cannon balls or other projectiles. The term cannon has also been applied to some types of mounted [[directed energy weapon]]s with a fixed or limited firing arc. ({{TOS|Arena}}; {{ENT|In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II}}; {{film|5}})
+==Projectile cannons==
-In [[2267]], [[James T. Kirk]] managed to defeat a [[Gorn]] by creating a primitive cannon. ({{e|Arena}})
+[[File:Gorn Kirk cannon.jpg|thumb|[[James T. Kirk]] uses a makeshift cannon]]
+Cannons were in use in the [[American Civil War]], as witnessed in the [[Time stream]]. ({{ENT|Storm Front, Part II}}) ''Cannons were also part of the history of the [[mirror universe]] [[Earth (mirror)|Earth]], where they were used as artillery and on [[sailing ship]]s.'' ({{ENT|In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II}})
-Some aspects of the [[Q Civil War]] were represented by cannons when perceived by [[Human]]s. ({{VOY|The Q and the Grey}})
+A cannon stood looking out at the [[Pacific Ocean|ocean]] near a [[Los Angeles]] [[boardwalk]] frequented by the time traveler [[Braxton]] in [[1996]]. ({{VOY|Future's End}})
+In [[2267]], [[James T. Kirk]] managed to defeat a [[Gorn]] by creating a primitive makeshift cannon. He made gunpowder out of [[potassium nitrate]], [[sulphur]] and [[coal]], and used a bamboo stick as the cannon and a [[diamond]] as the projectile. ({{TOS|Arena}}) In [[2293]], the [[president of the Federation]] had a model of a cannon on his desk. ({{film|6}})
-During [[2376]], Cannons were in use on [[Kelemane's planet]], where the [[Central Protectorate]] was once attacked by a neighbor state using canons, destroying several buildings, and starting a short war. The Central Protectorate's [[Tactical Air Command]] responded. A new [[treaty]] was signed after a few weeks. ({{VOY|Blink of an Eye}})
+In [[2364]], a [[Q]] recreation of a [[Napoléon Bonaparte|Napoleonic]] [[marshal]]'s camp included a cannon. ({{TNG|Hide and Q}})
-During the [[Dominion War]], the [[Reman]]s were used essentially as "[[cannon fodder]]" against the [[Jem'Hadar]]. ({{film|10}})
+Some aspects of the [[2373]] [[Q Civil War]] were represented by cannons when it was perceived by [[Human]]s. ({{VOY|The Q and the Grey}}) During [[2376]], cannons were in use on [[Kelemane's planet]], where the [[Central Protectorate]] was attacked by a neighbor state using cannons, destroying several buildings, and starting a short war. The Central Protectorate's [[Tactical Air Command]] responded. A new [[treaty]] was signed after a few weeks. ({{VOY|Blink of an Eye}})
-Cannons also figured in the history of the [[Mirror Universe]] [[Earth]], where they were used on at least one sailing ship. ({{ENT|In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II}})
+During the [[Dominion War]], the [[Reman]]s were used by the [[Romulan Empire]] essentially as "[[cannon fodder]]" against the [[Jem'Hadar]]. ({{film|10}})
-== Types of cannons ==
+== Directed energy cannons ==
+[[File:Phase cannon firing (close up)-ShockwaveII.jpg|thumb|A [[22nd century]] [[phase cannon]]]]
+[[File:Klingon Bird-of-Prey, disruptor cannon.jpg|thumb|A [[23rd century]] [[disruptor cannon]]]]
+[[File:USS Defiant, First Contact.jpg|thumb|[[24th century]] [[phaser cannon]]s]]
+The term cannon has also been applied to several types of [[directed energy weapon]]s. These have ranged from smaller vehicle-mounted turrets ({{film|10}}) to [[starship]]-mounted weaponry. ({{ENT|Broken Bow}}) A common feature in these directed energy cannons is that their emitter needs to be physically aimed at the target ({{film|5}}) where as directed energy weapon banks and arrays usually have a more omnidirectional firing arc and the direction of fire can be programmed without moving the actual weapon. ({{TNG|The Arsenal of Freedom}}, et al.)
+===List of directed energy cannons===
+* [[Disruptor cannon]]
 * [[Isokinetic cannon]]
 * [[Laser cannon]]
 * [[Particle cannon]]
 * [[Phase cannon]]
+** [[Pulsed phase cannon]]
 * [[Phased ion cannon]]
 * [[Phaser cannon]]
-* [[Photonic cannon]]
+* [[Photonic cannon]] ([[:Category:Fictional technology|fictional technology]])
 * [[Plasma cannon]]
 * [[Pulse cannon]]
-== External link ==
+==External links==
+* {{NCwiki}}
 * {{wikipedia}}