Five Works of Cannon SF
https://www.tor.com/2022/05/31/five-works-of-cannon-sf/

Five examples of SF's cannon.
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On 31 May 2022 18:06:18 -0000, jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll)
wrote:

>Five Works of Cannon SF
>https://www.tor.com/2022/05/31/five-works-of-cannon-sf/
>
>Five examples of SF's cannon.

With regard to the Drake, google "Casaba Howitzer". That wasn't
science fiction and the US was in the process of building it as a
weapon for Orion, when the test ban treaty pulled the plug on Orion.

On 5/31/2022 1:06 PM, James Nicoll wrote:
> Five Works of Cannon SF
> https://www.tor.com/2022/05/31/five-works-of-cannon-sf/
>
> Five examples of SF's cannon.

I have read "The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress" several times. And I am
working my way through "The Expanse", I have book #7 in my SBR.

Another SF cannon book is "Hellfire" by Jean Johnson about the war with
the Greys and the Saliks. The Human-Feyori captain of the space cruiser
with the mile long electromagnetic cannon was a precognitive so she
would know where the cannon's blast ended up at, minimizing friendly fire.
https://www.amazon.com/Hellfire-Theirs-Not-Reason-Why/dp/0425256502/

Lynn

jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll) wrote in news:t75leq$kng$1
@panix2.panix.com:

> Five Works of Cannon SF
> https://www.tor.com/2022/05/31/five-works-of-cannon-sf/
>
> Five examples of SF's cannon.

The Expanse also includes rail guns as primary weapons.

--
Terry Austin

Proof that Alan Baker is a liar and a fool, and even stupider than
Lynn:
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/sw-border-migration
(May 2019 total for people arrested for entering the United States
illegally is over 132,000 for just the southwest border.)

Vacation photos from Iceland:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/collection/QaXQkB

On Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 2:06:22 PM UTC-4, James Nicoll wrote:
> Five Works of Cannon SF
> https://www.tor.com/2022/05/31/five-works-of-cannon-sf/
>
> Five examples of SF's cannon.

Perhaps nothing is quite as cannon as Avram Davidson's "Bumberboom"

William Hyde
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William Hyde wrote:

>On Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 2:06:22 PM UTC-4, James Nicoll wrote:
>> Five Works of Cannon SF
>> https://www.tor.com/2022/05/31/five-works-of-cannon-sf/
>>
>> Five examples of SF's cannon.
>
>Perhaps nothing is quite as cannon as Avram Davidson's "Bumberboom"

When I read the article, I immediately thought of "that story where
they haul the big cannon around" but couldn't recall the title. But
luckily for me, someone in comments and you mentioned it.

Brain

In article <t76ia7$1d4$1@dont-email.me>,
Default User <defaultuserbr@yahoo.com> wrote:
>William Hyde wrote:
>
>>On Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 2:06:22 PM UTC-4, James Nicoll wrote:
>>> Five Works of Cannon SF
>>> https://www.tor.com/2022/05/31/five-works-of-cannon-sf/
>>>
>>> Five examples of SF's cannon.
>>
>>Perhaps nothing is quite as cannon as Avram Davidson's "Bumberboom"
>
>When I read the article, I immediately thought of "that story where
>they haul the big cannon around" but couldn't recall the title. But
>luckily for me, someone in comments and you mentioned it.
>

As I recall also, the mages of Ankh Morpork memorably decided that
it was only appropriate to return this huge gonne thing to the
Counterweight Continent in exactly the same state they found it.
--
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What's not in Columbia anymore..

On Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 11:26:50 PM UTC-4, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
> In article <t76ia7$1d4$1...@dont-email.me>,
> Default User <defaul...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >William Hyde wrote:
> >
> >>On Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 2:06:22 PM UTC-4, James Nicoll wrote:
> >>> Five Works of Cannon SF
> >>> https://www.tor.com/2022/05/31/five-works-of-cannon-sf/
> >>>
> >>> Five examples of SF's cannon.
> >>
> >>Perhaps nothing is quite as cannon as Avram Davidson's "Bumberboom"
> >
> >When I read the article, I immediately thought of "that story where
> >they haul the big cannon around" but couldn't recall the title. But
> >luckily for me, someone in comments and you mentioned it.
> >
> As I recall also, the mages of Ankh Morpork memorably decided that
> it was only appropriate to return this huge gonne thing to the
> Counterweight Continent in exactly the same state they found it.
> --

IRL, somebody wants to fire freight into orbit using a hybrid rocket/mass
accelerator tech .

[quote]

SpinLaunch is developing a kinetic energy space launch system that reduces
dependency on traditional chemical rockets, with the goal of significantly
lowering the cost of access to space while increasing the frequency of launch.
The technology uses a vacuum-sealed centrifuge to spin a rocket and then
hurl it to space at up to 5,000 miles per hour (8,000 km/h). The rocket then
ignites its engines at an altitude of roughly 200,000 ft (61,000 m) to reach
orbital speed of 17,500 miles per hour (28,200 km/h). Peak acceleration
would be approximately 10,000 g. If successful, the acceleration concept
is projected to lower the cost of launches and to use much less power, with
the price of a single space launch reduced by a factor of 20 to under US
$500,000.

[/quote]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpinLaunch

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Kevin R