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{{weapon
|name = Hand cannon
|skill = Ranged Weapons
|damage = 16
|accuracy = +3
|basedelay = 19
|mindelay = 10 at 18 skill
|hands = 1H
|size = Little
|damtype = ?
|ranged = Yes
|acquirement = 10
}}
{{Flavour|A machine that fires bolts via applied alchemy. Some enchant their projectiles to fall forward instead of down, others bewitch their bolts with a fatal attraction to their targets. All are slow, loud, and blast out thick smoke with each shot.}}

'''Hand cannons''' are the strongest one-handed [[ranged weapon]]s, allowing for the use of a [[shield]] while being much stronger than a [[sling]]. However, they fire slowly, with a [[mindelay]] of 1.0. In addition:
*Hand cannons are particularly [[loud]] - they make a noise of 11 with every shot (only slightly quieter than [[shout]]ing), which is enough to attract nearby monsters.
*Hand cannons create harmless, transparent [[cloud]]s whenever fired.

==Sources==
Hand cannons are quite rare. [[Kobold blastminer]]s in the [[Orcish Mines]] may occasionally carry a hand cannon, and certain rooms in [[The Vaults]] have a higher chance of holding a hand cannon, but mostly you'll just have to wait until you find one on the floor, in a shop, or perhaps in a [[scroll of acquirement]]. [[Okawaru]]'s weapon gift may also provide a hand cannon.

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| '''Mundane''' || [[File:Hand cannon.png]]
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| '''Magical''' || [[File:Hand cannon2.png]]
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| '''Artifact''' || [[File:Hand cannon3.png]]
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! || '''[[Unrandarts|Unrandart]]'''
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| '''[[Mule]]''' || [[File:Mule.png]]
|}

==History==
*Prior to [[0.31]], this item was known as a '''hand crossbow'''. Hand crossbows only had 15 base damage, but were half as loud and didn't create [[cloud]]s when shot. Also, it was less likely for one to generate with a good [[brand]].
*Prior to [[0.30]], hand crossbows had 17 base damage.
*In [[0.29]], hand crossbows were made heavier (previous stats: 12 damage, +5 accuracy, 15 base delay), and became designated for later portions of the game. They were affected by the [[Ranged Weapons#History|ranged weapons rework]] that applied to all launchers, including the removal of the dedicated [[Crossbows (skill)|Crossbows skill]] and [[bolt]]s. Prior to this version, [[Hunter]]s and [[Arcane Marksmen]] could start with this weapon.
*In [[0.15]], hand crossbows (as well as [[arbalest]]s and [[triple crossbow]]s) were introduced, replacing the standard [[crossbow (item)|crossbow]].
*In very old versions of ''Crawl'', the hand crossbow was a one-handed ranged weapon which fired [[dart]]s.

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Hand cannon - Revision history

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