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 …

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 combat in the history of artillery. The Gustav is also notable for firing the heaviest shell of any artillery piece.

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 monstrous Schwerer Gustav was deployed in the Soviet Union during the Battle of Sevastopol.

May 12, 2022 · The Schwerer Gustav ran on a complex compound rail system that took thousands of laborers’ days to build straight out in front of the gun. Finally, it needed a curved section of track so it could achieve deviations and deflections for hitting targets that were off-aim from the straight rails.

Apr 20, 2022 · 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.

The Gustav Gun is the largest-caliber rifled weapon ever used in combat, capable of firing the heaviest artillery during WW2. Similar weapons, such as the Dora and the Langer Gustav, were created but destroyed before they could be used.

The resulting Schwerer Gustav, named after Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, the head of the Krupp family, was the largest-caliber rifled weapon ever used in combat and the heaviest mobile artillery piece ever built.

Mar 15, 2017 · Originally called Schwerer Gustav (Heavy Gustaf), this was the biggest artillery weapon ever to be used in combat, and it fired the heaviest shells ever known. Great Gustav was built prior to the occupation of France, and its role was …

May 8, 2021 · Germany's gigantic Schwerer Gustav railway gun was the single largest weapon ever built and deployed in a combat setting.

Nov 19, 2018 · In the next four weeks, Gustav fired 48 rounds knocking out distant forts and destroying an undersea ammunition magazine located 30 meters under the sea with at least 10 meters of concrete protection.