ranged weapon
weapon used to harm or kill at greater distances than that of direct hand-to-hand combat
missile
self-propelled guided weapon system
rocket
weapon projectile utilizing a self-contained rocket engine to propel itself to its target
directed-energy weapon
type of weapon that fires a concentrated beam of energy at its target
boomerang
thrown weapon
torpedo
self-propelled underwater weapon
throwing weapon
weapon designed to be thrown at its target by muscle power
early thermal weapons
category of historical weapons using heat or burning to attack enemy personnel, fortifications or territories
bow and arrow
ranged weapon system consisting of an elastic launching device and long-shafted projectiles