Meet the Schwerer Gustav - the largest and most powerful artillery piece ever built!"
have you ever heard of the Schwerer Gustav? It's one of the craziest weapons from World War II
This thing was massive! It weighed over 1,350 tons and was 47 meters long.
It fired 800mm shells that weighed over 7 tons each. Can you imagine the destruction it caused?
It took a team of hundreds of soldiers to operate and required special railway cars to transport the massive shells.
Schwerer Gustav was used to destroy heavily fortified targets like bunkers and forts.
After the Battle of Stalingrad, the gun was disassembled and eventually destroyed by the retreating German forces.
The BIGGEST gun EVER 💥 #shorts #history #ww2
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