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Big if true. Any volunteers for target practice? Early Modern Period (~1600 AD) Medieval Period (~1000 AD) (media.piefed.social)
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Big if true. Any volunteers for target practice?
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[–] [S] 18 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Explanation: During Mehmed the Conqueror's Siege of Constantinople, he managed to bring down the ancient and formidable city by using a large number of a then-cutting-edge technology - cannons!

They are, indeed, lethal.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Im more curious as to what the community notes was in response to. Like was somebody handwaving the use of cannons?

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

    Looks like this is it

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