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How effective were the cannons at Constantinople in 1453, when the Muslims took the city? If Mehmet II didn't have the cannons, would it have been nearly impossible to take the city?

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How effective were the cannons at Constantinople in 1453, when the Muslims took the city? If Mehmet II didn't have the cannons, would it have been nearly impossible to take the city?	229
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