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while doing some reserach I found some interesting info on German artilley during WW2,
apparently heaviset mortar in the known in history of all wars was German 24 inch siege weapon known as "Karl" and was used in the battle of Stalingrad
also Scwerer Gustav that was used by German Army during the siege of Sevastopol (in Ukraine) in 1942 had a 94 ft. 7 in. long barrel and 31.5 in. caliber. It weighted 1323 tons and had a maximum range of ! 29 miles ! witha 4.7 projectile - I guess you could never see that coming. The remains of it were later found in 1945 near Bavaria, Germany
apparently heaviset mortar in the known in history of all wars was German 24 inch siege weapon known as "Karl" and was used in the battle of Stalingrad
also Scwerer Gustav that was used by German Army during the siege of Sevastopol (in Ukraine) in 1942 had a 94 ft. 7 in. long barrel and 31.5 in. caliber. It weighted 1323 tons and had a maximum range of ! 29 miles ! witha 4.7 projectile - I guess you could never see that coming. The remains of it were later found in 1945 near Bavaria, Germany
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I got this pic of a decent size gun a while ago :
http://www.walkerboyz.pwp.blueyonder.co ... 4mmgun.jpg
Dave
http://www.walkerboyz.pwp.blueyonder.co ... 4mmgun.jpg
Dave
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the sequences are really good, too bad they are not in color
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