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The Hand Cannon was based on the [[Siege Cannon]] (which Vlad also used), but until the Hand Cannon was invented no one could develop a way to shrink the cannon's size while also making loading the weapon and producing musket balls possible.
==History==
The Nayan Rebellion of 1287 is cited as the first major conflict using Hand Cannons: however similar weapons did exist before this time period. The Heilongjiang hand cannon is an artifact believed to have been used in this same war. The 1320s and 1330s were the first reports of handcannons in Europe and by the late 1330s they gradually gained popularity throughout France. These guns most likely arrived in India and Arabia first. However due to Mongol Conquests; historical documentation in these countries were pillaged along with accounts of Hand Cannons.
By the mid to late 14th Century; Handcannons spread across nearly all of EuroAsia.
The Hussite Wars was one of the first major European wars involving handcannons. Hussite Waggon-Forts made several successful stands against Catholic Knights; with the handcannons demonstrating its vital armor-penetration stopping heavy plate-armored soldiers.
==Uses==
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