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The Grose Bochse (old German for Große Büchse, "Big Gun") was a medieval large-calibre cannon of the Teutonic Order.[1]

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  1. 11 relations: Bombard (weapon), Dulle Griet, Faule Grete, Faule Mette, German language, Large-calibre artillery, Middle Ages, Mons Meg, Pumhart von Steyr, Screw, Teutonic Order.

  2. Individual cannons
  3. Large-calibre artillery
  4. Military history of the Teutonic Order

Bombard (weapon)

The bombard is a type of cannon or mortar which was used throughout the Late Middle Ages and the early modern period. Grose Bochse and bombard (weapon) are large-calibre artillery.

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Dulle Griet

The Dulle Griet ("Mad Meg", named after the Flemish folklore figure Dull Gret) is a medieval large-calibre gun founded in Gent (Ghent). Grose Bochse and Dulle Griet are Individual cannons and large-calibre artillery.

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Faule Grete

The Faule Grete (German for Lazy Grete, alluding to the lack of mobility and slow rate of fire of such super-sized cannon) was a medieval large-calibre cannon of the Teutonic Order. Grose Bochse and Faule Grete are Individual cannons, large-calibre artillery and military history of the Teutonic Order.

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Faule Mette

The Faule Mette (German for Lazy Mette, alluding to the gun's rare deployment, difficult mobility, and limited loading and fire rate) or Faule Metze was a medieval large-calibre cannon of the city of Brunswick, Germany. Grose Bochse and Faule Mette are Individual cannons and large-calibre artillery.

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German language

German (Standard High German: Deutsch) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol.

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Large-calibre artillery

The formal definition of large-calibre artillery used by the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms (UNROCA) is "guns, howitzers, artillery pieces, combining the characteristics of a gun, howitzer, mortar, or rocket, capable of engaging surface targets by delivering primarily indirect fire, with a calibre of and above".

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

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Mons Meg

Mons Meg is a medieval bombard in the collection of the Royal Armouries, on loan to Historic Environment Scotland and located at Edinburgh Castle in Scotland. Grose Bochse and Mons Meg are Individual cannons.

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Pumhart von Steyr

The Pumhart von Steyr is a medieval large-calibre cannon from Styria, Austria, and the largest known wrought-iron bombard by caliber. Grose Bochse and Pumhart von Steyr are Individual cannons.

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Screw

A screw is an externally helical threaded fastener capable of being tightened or released by a twisting force (torque) to the head.

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Teutonic Order

The Teutonic Order is a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem.

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See also

Individual cannons

Large-calibre artillery

Military history of the Teutonic Order

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grose_Bochse