A medieval cannon or bombard, a large heavy gun used in early firearms warfare.
From French 'bombarde,' which comes from 'bombe' (bomb), referring to early cannons that threw explosive projectiles in a booming, thunderous manner.
Bumbards were the first generation of real cannons—so heavy and unreliable they sometimes killed the crew operating them, making warfare genuinely unpredictable.
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