As Nuln engineers refined the process, they devised handheld firearms, repeating pistols, and more. At first, these weapons were simple cannon, but soon smaller varieties were developed, allowing individual soldiers to use them. Armour was virtually useless, as cannon dealt impressive damage, capable of shredding soldiers with a single blast of grape shot, or toppling walls with cannonballs. When used on the battlefields, most leaders quickly learned, despite its obvious flaws (unreliability for instance), that gunpowder was far superior to the old ways of fighting wars.
The Dwarfs introduced gunpowder, also known as black powder, with their devastating cannon.
The Old World is currently in a revolution of sorts.
Gunpowder Weapons are amongst the most powerful arsenal of weapons ever invented. Don’t believe a word of it! These are the days of glory, my friends! The time of blackpowder and steel! May it last forever!' - Reported last words of Master Gunner Augerich von Mettelblicken What sport would war be without it? They say that the age of Sigmar was the age of heroism. ' Guns! Explosions! The smell of fire and fear! Gentlemen, there is nothing better, nothing on earth.
