The peak of the design of the cannon is right now. From cannons that took 60 oxen and 200 mean to pull, and could only fire about 8 times a day, to now, when we have mobile cannons that can move 40 Miles per hour and bombard for hours on end. "Modern artillery" is classified as either firing an explosive shell, or a rocket. The first "modern" artillery unit is considered to be the "French 75 of 1897" with its cased ammunition, effective breech-loading, modern sights, and self-contained firing mechanism. It was considered to be the most effective artillery piece of the era. At that time, now artillery pieces have advanced further.
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