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The Weapons
of every Portuguese ship, they to seduce the best European
were the bombers or exploders manufacturers and gunners.
(bombardeiros). Besides, the Most of them were German
development of the effective creators and manufacturers to
marine ways as the quality and contribute in the advancement of
quantity of the cannons and the Military Industry in Portugal.
the speed of its results in the Based upon that, emerged the
seas and battlefields instead best which was the Portuguese
of depending on the traditional Navy Cannons with the shapes
wmaeydsievwahl.ic(7h) dates back to the of the German Bronze cannon,
The Portuguese Crown allocated and the English experience in
the best cannon technology cthaennhoenlps.in(8g) materials for these
available in Europe for the Gradually, these cannons with
Military and Trade ships at that their power and distances of the
time, specially the accurate shots were developed to be used
bronze cannon and the newest at upon the ships decks, besides
that time. This was developed in the invention of different shapes
middle of Europe from the old and of Mortar shells which were used
heavy in movement iron cannon, by Afonso de Albuquerqu in his
so it moved to Portugal. From invasion to the coast of Oman
here, it can be understood the and the Gulf and his control on
reason of Portuguese importing Hormuz at the beginning of the
huge amounts of copper from the 16th century. By the passing of
North of Europe, in the beginning time, the weapons became less
of the 16th century, because in size, less in weight and more
Portugal needed it badly in effective in distance, aiming
manufacturing these cannons. and the power of destruction.
So, the King of Portuguese These cannons became easy
became the monopolist for to transport on a wooden carts
manufacturing Bronze Cannons 1p7utllhedcebnytuhroierss.e(s9)in the 16th and
and their materials, because his It seems that most of the invented
heir to the throne in Portugal. So, fire weapons and some pieces
the Portuguese Crown headed to The artillery were an explosive
pay high wages and good raises
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