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Gunner

Topics referred to by the same term

Gunner, the Gunner, Gunners or the Gunners may refer to:

01Places

02People

03Military

Rank or role

  • Gunner (artillery), a member of the crew operating a crew-served weapon, such as an artillery piece
  • Gunner (rank), a rank equivalent to private in a Commonwealth artillery corps
  • Gunner, formerly a gunnery warrant officer of the British Royal Navy or Royal Marines
  • Gunner, in armored, reconnaissance or mechanized units, a soldier who occupies a dedicated gun position in a military vehicle
  • Machine Gunner, in infantry platoons, a specialist trained in using machine guns
  • Air gunner, or aerial gunner, a member of an aircrew who operates a machine gun or auto-cannon
  • Infantry weapons officer, commonly referred to as gunner, a non-technical chief warrant officer in the United States Marine Corps

Other

  • Fairchild AT-21 Gunner, an American World War II specialized bomber crew trainer
  • Gunner (dog), a dog noted for his ability to hear Japanese air raids approaching Darwin, Australia, in the Second World War
  • The Gunners, a nickname for the British Royal Artillery

04Sports

Teams

Position

05Arts and entertainment

06Other uses

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