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==Use in weaponry==<!--NOTE TO EDITORS: This section is externally linked to from [[Carronade]]. Please do not delete or rename without fixing the referring link(s).
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Smoothbore cannon and carronades are designated by the weight in imperial pounds of round solid iron shot of diameter to fit the barrel. A cannon that fires a six-pound ball, for example, is called a ''six-pounder''. Standard sizes are 6, 12, 18, 24, 32 and 42 pounds; 68-pounders also exist, and other nonstandard weapons use the same scheme. See [[Carronade#Ordnance|carronade]].
A similar definition, using [[lead]] balls, exists for determining the [[gauge (bore diameter)|gauge]] of [[shotgun]]s.
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