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 purpose of destroying the main forts of the French Maginot Line, the strongest fortifications in …

A railgun or rail gun, sometimes referred to as a rail cannon, is a linear motor device, typically designed as a ranged weapon, that uses electromagnetic force to launch high-velocity projectiles. The projectile normally does not contain explosives, instead relying on the projectile's high kinetic energy to inflict damage. [ 2 ]

Apr 19, 2024 · Built by Krupp in 1941, the Schwerer Gustav railway gun was the Nazis' "miracle weapon" that could blast through 20 feet of concrete from nearly 30 miles away. One thing stood before the Nazis — literally — as they prepared to launch war on Europe: France’s Maginot Line.

Schwerer Gustav shell was 800 mm or 80 cm in diameter. This baby was a railway gun developed by the Krupp family company who also developed the Big Bertha cannons in WWI.

Nov 3, 2022 · Rail guns use electrical power instead of chemical power to propel projectiles over long distances at hypersonic speeds. A linear motor device, this weapon typically uses electromagnetic force...

The Electro-Magnetic Laboratory Rail Gun is a long-range naval weapon that fires projectiles using electricity instead of chemical propellants. Magnetic fields created by high electrical currents accelerate a sliding metal conductor, or armature, between two rails to launch projectiles at 4,500 mph to 5,600 mph. Electricity generated by the ...

May 12, 2022 · The Schwerer Gustav rail gun was one of the biggest artillery pieces ever manufactured, but that would be its shortcoming.

May 20, 2017 · Nicknamed Dora by its crew, the massive gun was broken down into 25 pieces and transported by rail to its firing location. Two gantry cranes were used to reassemble the gun. Here, the cradle is being positioned into the carrier. Note the three normal railroad tracks and the special track for the cranes.

May 8, 2021 · Such is the case of the Schwerer Gustav railway gun built in Nazi Germany in the early years of the war. It was the single biggest gun mankind has ever created, capable of ranges and destruction on a scale never seen before or since. Fortunately for the rest of the world, the German Army's super gun was not only their biggest engineering marvel.

Jun 16, 2021 · During World War II, the Nazis built the largest-caliber rifled weapon ever used in combat: the Schwerer Gustav railway gun. At 1,350 tonnes, the Gustav is also the heaviest mobile artillery piece ever built. Gustav could fire a colossal seven-ton shell up to 29 miles.