Cannons
How to load
A cannon needs a projectile to load the cannon, hold the projectile, and right-click on the barrel. (All projectile crafting recipes can be found using /recipes) and right-click the barrel once or twice with a stick to ram the cannon.
How to aim
There are 2 ways of aiming the cannons
1. Manual Adjustment Mode
Vertical angle
Interacting with the front, back, above, and below faces of the blocks on the cannon lets you adjust its vertical angle aim in 0.5-degree increments.
Right-click to add 0.5 degrees (aim an increment higher). Shift + Right click to subtract 0.5 degrees (aim an increment lower).
Horizontal angle
Interacting with the right face(*) of the blocks on the cannon lets you adjust its horizontal angle aim in 0.5-degree increments.
Right-click to add 0.5 degrees (aim an increment to the right). Shift + Right click to subtract 0.5 degrees (aim an increment to the left).
Interacting with the left face(*) of the blocks on the cannon lets you adjust its horizontal angle aim in 0.5-degree increments.
Right-click to subtract 0.5 degrees (aim an increment to the left). Shift + Right click to add 0.5 degrees (aim an increment to the right).
2. Clock aiming
Right-click on the cannon while holding a Clock to enter aiming mode.
When aiming mode is enabled, shifting (crouching) will adjust the cannon's aiming angles in bigger or smaller increments, depending on your pitch and yaw from the current angle. Clock adjustment is faster than manual adjustment.
To exit aiming mode, walk away from the cannon or right-click while holding a clock.
How to fire
After adjusting the cannon's aim, and loading a projectile, you are ready to fire it. There are 2 ways to fire a cannon (firing modes).
1. Manual Firing Right click the trigger (Tripwire Hook on the artillery/Iron block on tank cannon)
2. Clock firing Using the clock aiming mode - shift and left click to load the cannon, then left click once loaded to fire the cannon
How to autoload cannons with reload chests
Attaching a single Chest or Barrel (Reload Chest) to the cannon and loading it with the cannon's necessary projectiles allows the cannon to reload itself first upon attempting to fire.
Cannon Linking
You can aim, fire, and reload multiple cannons of the same design/type on the craft you are piloting with cannon linking. Each cannon in its description will tell you whether or not cannon linking is enabled for that design. Cannon designs/types with linking enabled can only be used on piloted crafts. To enter cannon aiming, just pilot a craft and right-click the cannon type you want to aim with a clock.
To remotely enter aiming/linking mode, upon piloting a craft, you will receive clocks renamed to each different cannon type/design on your craft. Right click with the renamed clock in hand with the cannon type you wish to aim, and you will enter cannon linking mode.
Cannon Types
Howitzer
Allowed Projectiles: HE Shell, Heavy HE Shell
Required Materials:
1 tripwire hook
10 andesite blocks
19 stone brick slabs
10 stone brick stairs
8 deepslate tile stairs
Movement: Can only be moved by a truck
Firing: Tripwire trigger for manual fire; Left click when in clock aiming mode
Cannon Linking: No
Field Gun
Allowed Projectiles: HE Shell, AP Shell
Required Materials:
1 tripwire hook
1 oak stair
2 andesite blocks
2 stone brick slabs
2 stone brick stairs
6 stone brick walls
8 deepslate tile stairs
Movement: Can be moved by truck and pulled by foot by creating a field gun craft
Firing: Tripwire trigger for manual fire; Left click when in clock aiming mode
Cannon Linking: No
Anti-Air Gun
Allowed Projectiles: Anti-Air Magazine
Required Materials:
1 observer
3 smooth stone (one above the observer)
6 stone brick stairs
4 end rods
2 iron bars
Optional: Reload chest Autoload and fire via clock aiming
Movement: Mounted on crafts
Firing: Iron bars trigger for manual fire; Left click when in clock aiming mode
Cannon Linking: Yes
Naval Gun
Allowed Projectiles: HE Shell, AP Shell
Required Materials:
1 observer
2 chiseled stone bricks
3 smooth stone
1 stone brick slab
4 stone brick walls
Optional: Reload chest; Autoload and fire via clock aiming
Movement: Mounted on ships
Firing: Chiseled stone brick trigger for manual fire; Left click when in clock aiming mode
Cannon Linking: Yes
Heavy Naval Gun
Allowed Projectiles: Heavy HE Shell, Heavy AP Shell
Required Materials:
1 observer
2 chiseled stone bricks
4 smooth stone
2 stone brick slab
5 stone brick walls
Optional: Reload chest; Autoload and fire via clock aiming
Movement: Mounted on ships
Firing: Chiseled stone brick trigger for manual fire; Left click when in clock aiming mode
Cannon Linking: Yes
Tank Cannon
Allowed Projectiles: HE Shell, AP Shell
Required Materials:
1 observer
1 iron block
2 smooth stone
3 stone brick walls
Optional: Reload chest Autoload and fire via clock aiming
Movement: Mounted on a tank
Firing: Iron block trigger for manual fire; Left click when in clock aiming mode
Cannon Linking: Yes
Autocannon
Allowed Projectiles: Autocannon Magazine
Required Materials: 1 observer 2 smooth stone 2 grindstones 2 lightning rods
Optional: Reload chest Autoload and fire via clock aiming
Movement: Mounted on IFVs
Firing: Observer trigger for manual fire; Left click when in clock aiming mode
Cannon Linking: Yes
Mountable Machine Gun
Allowed Projectiles: Machine Gun Magazine
Required Materials:
1 observer
1 stone brick stair
1 end rod
Optional: Reload chest Autoload and fire via clock aiming
Movement: Mounted on crafts
Firing: Stone brick stair trigger for manual fire; Left click when in clock aiming mode
Cannon Linking: Yes
Fighter Gun
Allowed Projectiles: Fighter Magazine
Required Materials:
1 observer
1 stone brick stair
1 lightning rod
Optional: Reload chest Autoload and fire via clock aiming
Movement: Mounted on fighters
Firing: Stone brick stair trigger for manual fire; Left click when in clock aiming mode
Cannon Linking: Yes
Flak Cannon
Allowed Projectiles: Anti-Air Magazine
Required Materials:
1 observer
3 smooth stone (one above the observer)
4 stone brick stairs
2 end rods
2 iron bars
Optional: Reload chest autoload and fire via clock aiming
Movement: Mounted on crafts
Firing: Chiseled stone brick trigger for manual fire; Left click when in clock aiming mode
Cannon Linking: No
Bomb Bay
Allowed Projectiles: Bomb
Required Materials:
1 observer
2 polished deepslate slabs
1 grindstone
Optional: Reload chest Autoload and fire via clock aiming
Movement: Mounted on bombers
Firing: Grindstone trigger for manual fire; Left click when in clock aiming mode
Cannon Linking: Yes
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