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OCR: 14th Century Carron About the Carron cannon is a mounted gun used for firing heavy d jectiles, especially ball-s -shaped iron steel cannonballs. Developed ir the 1300s, carnons became very popular because they could easily smash city and castle walls, which up ta that time had been safe from enermy attack Carnons were also effec tive in sea battles. Red hot carnonballs called hot shots were used ta set enemy ships ua fire. The largest carnon ever made, the Tsar Carnon weighed almost 40 tons (36,360 kg) vcanron Acannor projectiles ironor cannons whici