WWII -- Schwerer Gustav (The Biggest Gun Ever Used In Combat)

The Biggest Rail Gun ever used in combat

Belongs Nazi Germany

Why it was built :

Before the War beginning , Adolf Hitler required a weapon to DESTROY the Maginot Line that France built . So it was designed in 1934 by German Armies Manufacturer , Krupp .

How it was :

Must run on the tracks

It overall weight : 1350 tons , height : 47.3 meters

Its barrel length 32.5 meters

Its ammo caliber : 80 centimeters , shells weight : 7 tons ,

ammo length : 800 mm

Its could fire over a range of 47 kilometers

It required anti-air forces to help itself avoid being destroyed

When it was used :

It had used from 1941 (Siege of Sevastopol) to 14.April.1945

[First test]From March.1941 to April.1941 - Siege of Sevastopol

[Original Plan] - Attack Leningrad

[Changed Plan] 5.June.1942 - Fort Stalingrad (Six Shot)

6.June.1942 - Fort Molotov (Seven Shot)

11.June.1942 - Fort Siberia (Five Shot)

What it done :

Except it was used to destroy the Maginot Line , it also was used to siege some cities .

It made German decided a plan to build Landkreuzer P. 1500(But it did not be built) .

Special : Landkreuzer P. 1500 : A 1,500 tonne mobile , self-propelled platform (Don't need tracks ) for an 80-cm K (E) gun, along with two 15 cm sFH 18 heavy howitzers, and multiple MG 151 autocannons normally used on combat aircraft.

Information from : Simple History & Wikipedia & AHC