List of the largest cannon by caliber - Wikipedia
In the post-war era, the development of extremely overpowered artillery was gradually abandoned in favour of missile technology, while heavy guns are still demanded by various arms of the service. The list includes only cannons that were actually built, that is, cannons that existed only as concepts, ideas, proposals, plans, drawings or ...
Large-calibre artillery - Wikipedia
The formal definition of large-calibre artillery used by the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms (UNROCA) is " guns, howitzers, artillery pieces, combining the characteristics of a gun, howitzer, mortar, or rocket, capable of engaging surface targets by delivering primarily indirect fire, with a calibre of 76.2 mm (3.00 in) and above". ...
Schwerer Gustav - Wikipedia
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 …
These are the 6 largest guns ever used in combat - We Are The …
2021年3月26日 · The Schwerer Gustav and its sister gun Dora were the two largest artillery pieces every constructed in terms of overall weight (1350 tonnes) and weight of projectiles (15,700 pounds), while it’s 800mm rounds are the largest ever fired in combat.
Big Shots – History’s Largest Cannons, Mortars and Super Guns ...
2012年10月12日 · While the notorious Schwerer-Gustav railroad gun of Nazi Germany was of a smaller caliber than the Little David or the Mallet Mortar, it fired the heaviest projectile ever lobbed by an artillery piece. [10]
The 10 Biggest Caliber Guns in the World - Popular Mechanics
2022年12月9日 · Japanese monster battleships Yamato and Musashi were fitted with nine 18.1-inch guns apiece, making them the most powerful artillery afloat. But though these guns had an effective range of...
Big Cannon Project
The Big Cannon Project aims to develop a centralised database of historical artillery guns of all types. Launched in June 2018, the Project seeks to engage with scholars, curators, arms specialists, historical preservation organisations, individual researchers, and other key stakeholders in recording the history of important ‘big guns’, and ...
A Comprehensive Guide to the Various Types of Field Artillery
2024年7月12日 · Field artillery encompasses a variety of weapon systems designed for indirect fire operations, predominantly utilized to support ground troops. Major types include howitzers, mortars, field guns, and rocket artillery, each serving specific tactical purposes on the battlefield.
Anzio Annie — The German Krupp K5 Railway Gun
2024年10月15日 · Heavy artillery has been a been a battlefield-dominating weapon since World War I. Even today, the big guns continue to do their deadly work in the ongoing war in Ukraine. Dubbed Anzio Annie by U.S. troops in Italy, the Krupp K5 railway gun fired 28cm shells that weighed 550 lbs. This one was nicknamed “Leopold” by the German soldiers. Image: NARA.
The Big Guns - Australian War Memorial
In the fighting in France and Belgium, Australian gunners were employed in every main area of British operations. The 9.2-inch Breech-Loading (BL) Howitzer was the largest artillery piece used by Australians in the war, and remains the largest used in land battle in the history of the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery.