Schwerer Gustav facts
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The Schwerer Gustav, a gigantic rail cannon developed by the nazis after the invasion of France. It was used during the siege of Leningrad and used at Sevastopol. Only two were ordered. They were rail bound, fired 10 tonne shells, and needed 2000 people to operate
The "Schwerer Gustav", a massive railway gun used by the Germans in WW2, and at 1,350 tonnes and capable of firing 7 tonne shells nearly 30 miles, one of the biggest pieces of artillery in history.
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There was a colossal German artillery gun named the Schwerer Gustav, built in the 1930s that moved by railcar. It could fire a 31-inch diameter, 7-ton shell to a distance of 29 miles.
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The Schwerer Gustav is the biggest gun ever created. It took 2,000 men to fire it, sat on a railway track, and had 10,500lb artillery.
