Schwerer Gustav - Wikipedia
Schwerer Gustav (English: Heavy Gustav) was a German 80-centimetre (31.5 in) railway gun. It was developed in the late 1930s by Krupp in Rügenwalde as siege artillery for the explicit …
Schwerer Gustav Gun: The Biggest Cannon In The World - All …
Apr 19, 2024 · The largest gun in world history, Germany's Schwerer Gustav railway gun was 150 feet long, weighed 1,500 tons, and fired the biggest artillery shells of World War II. The …
Gustav Gun | World War 2 Facts
Feb 13, 2020 · The Gustav Gun, (properly known as the Schwerer Gustav gun), was a siege gun developed in preparation for World War 2 and is the largest caliber rifled weapon to see …
Schwerer Gustav - Hitler's giant gun - WAR HISTORY ONLINE
May 6, 2015 · The new weapon was a gun about 12 meters high, 47 meters long, weighing 1,350 tonnes and was firing 10 tonnes shells through a 30 meters long pipe. 22 people could sit …
Schwerer Gustav: Biggest Gun Ever Used in Combat - YouTube
Oct 2, 2012 · Subscribe to Military Channel! | http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=militarychannelGerman engineers …
Schwerer Gustav - Military Wiki
Schwerer Gustav (English: Heavy Gustaf, or Great Gustaf) and Dora were the names of two German 80 cm K (E) railway guns. They were developed in the late 1930s by Krupp as siege …
Schwerer Gustav Was the Largest Gun Ever Made - Military Historia
Jan 8, 2024 · These guns quickly gained the name Schwerer Gustav (Heavy Gustav), after Gustav Krupp. Hitler wanted the first gun ready by March 1940. It was a marvel of engineering …
Schwerer Gustav: Largest Gun Mankind Has Ever Built
Apr 20, 2022 · Schwerer Gustav or Hitler’s giant gun was a fearsome weapon of war. A distinctive feature of artillery of the Second World War were cannons of every increasing size and caliber.
80 cm Gustav Railway Gun | World War II Database - WW2DB
The gun was given the name of "Schwere Gustav" in honour of its originator, but the German artillerymen, with a little less respect, soon irreverently began calling it "Dora" (which is why, …
Schwerer Gustav: Hitler's Largest Piece of Artillery During …
Mar 9, 2021 · Schwerer Gustav: Hitler's Largest Piece of Artillery During World War II. Nazi Germany created the the largest, heaviest artillery piece ever used in combat.