German Rail Gun

[imntxs554]

Other than what is called on a WW2 Website a German Rail Gun what Size of Shell and Distance can this Beast Reach ? I don't think I've ever seen one on another Website, but this Beast looks like it can destroy from several hundred yards aways I'm guessing.

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[CINDERS]

Have not seen that particular pic but from the carriage (That pic I feel is photo shopped) it appears to be Gustav 80cm rail gun used in the seige of Sevastopol in WWII it fired 2 types of shells a 5 tonne and 7 tonne from memory the 7 tonne shell could be hurled 19 miles it was made by Krupp, one shell penetrated 100' of earth to destroy a Russian ammunition dump. It had a mate Dora same configuration info can be found on Google about them. They were white elephants and required a crew of 1300 men to man, lay the tracks for the firing site and man the beast/air defense batteries etc. The tracks were laid in a curve so the piece could be aimed as it had no traverse on it it weighed @1200 tonnes. The Bovington tank museum in England has one of its 7 tonne projectiles.

[browningautorifle]

It would be the ultimate in useless equipment I should think. Lots of manpower tied up for one single purpose.

[mike1967]

I read somewhere the projectiles were also partly made of concrete.

[imntxs554]

WWII it fired 2 types of shells a 5 tonne and 7 tonne from memory the 7 tonne shell could be hurled 19 miles it was made by Krupp, one shell penetrated 100' of earth to destroy a Russian ammunition dump.

With what you just mentioned...Yeah I can see this as being a White Elephant.Too many men to tied up for this Beast. It's crazy that back then they had a Shell that would penetrate 100' of Earth. It also looks like it can fire then work it's way down low on the Trench Rails for Cover. It was right before the Iraq war when we Made a Real Bunker Buster and tested one of the unhabited Islands in the Keys. Do you remember that. I think it was in the early to mid 90's. I would love to see this up close.

[WarPig1976]

Aberdeen had Leopold, now at Ft Lee VA. I have pics of me on it but they're analog.
He is impressive up close but what was even more impressive was the coastal defense arty piece on the other side of the field. Which is a 16' battleship gun mounted on a turn table.

[browningautorifle]

I have pics of me on it but they're analog.

If you have a good little digital camera you can take pics of pics and it works out fine. Just watch the glare and no flash...

[30Three]

I's an impressive piece; but I can't help thinking that the recoil would tip it over if fired in that position

[Sentryduty]

Looks like a work of fiction really, the "legs" appear unnecessary and the recoil of such guns would surely damage them.

[imntxs554]

I haven't seen another one like it and I been looking for awhile. I did see this captured one by the French in '45.

ex French 27,4 cm K(E) 592(f) German Railroad Gun Captured at Rentwertshausen 1945