inganono imisindo

I-cannon isibhamu sezinga elikhulu esihlukaniswa njengohlobo lwezikhali, futhi ngokuvamile sivula i-propellant sisebenzisa isiqhumane samakhemikhali esiqhumayo. I-gunpowder ("impushana emnyama") yayiyi-propellant eyinhloko ngaphambi kokusungulwa kwempushana engenantuthu ngasekupheleni kwekhulu le-19. Izinganono ziyahlukahluka ngegeyiji, ububanzi obusebenzayo, ukuhamba, izinga lomlilo, i-engeli yomlilo namandla omlilo; izinhlobo ezahlukene zenganononi zihlanganisa futhi zilinganise lezi zimfanelo ngamazinga ahlukahlukene, kuye ngokusetshenziswa kwazo okuhlosiwe enkundleni yempi.