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rapidplatypus [BL 18 inch Mk I Naval Gun] |
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| ==== Karl-Gerät ==== | ==== Karl-Gerät ==== |
| The Karl-Gerät was intended to be a siege weapon, specifically to attack the Maginot Line. Its 21-man crew was capable of firing a 600mm heavy bunker-busting shell over 3 miles at a rate of roughly 6 per hour. There were a total of seven of these guns made, one as a test piece and six others that saw substantial battle on both fronts. The Karl-Gerät made its combat debut in June 1941, when a three-gun battery pounded the fortress of Brest-Litovsk during the first phase of Operation Barbarossa. The next year, in June and July of 1942, a battery of Karl-Geräts took part in the siege of Sevastopol. [([[https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Karl-Ger%C3%A4t|Military]])] | The Karl-Gerät was intended to be a siege weapon, specifically to attack the Maginot Line. Its 21-man crew was capable of firing a 600mm heavy bunker-busting shell over three miles at a rate of roughly six shells per hour. There were a total of seven of these guns made — one as a test piece and six others that saw substantial battle on both fronts. The Karl-Gerät made its combat debut in June 1941, when a three-gun battery pounded the fortress of Brest-Litovsk during the first phase of Operation Barbarossa. The next year, in June and July of 1942, a battery of Karl-Geräts took part in the siege of Sevastopol. [([[https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Karl-Ger%C3%A4t|Military]])] |
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| ==== Obusier de 520 modèle 1916 ==== | ==== Obusier de 520 modèle 1916 ==== |
| During World War I, the French created the Obusier de 520 train cannon. However, due to a sluggish acquisition process, the first gun did not reach the trails until late 1917, when a shell detonated prematurely and destroyed it. The second gun was constructed in 1918 but did not complete trials before the war ended, therefore it was stored. The Obusier de 520 modèle 1916 had a range of nearly 8 miles and fired a 520mm projectile weighing over 3600 pounds. When Germany invaded France in 1940, the last gun was being refurbished for action when it was taken by the Germans while still in the workshop. [([[https://www.wikizero.com/en/Obusier_de_520_mod%C3%A8le_1916|wikizero]])] | During World War I, the French created the Obusier de 520 train cannon. However, due to a sluggish acquisition process, the first gun did not reach the trails until late 1917, when a shell detonated prematurely and destroyed it. The second gun was constructed in 1918 but did not complete trials before the war ended, and therefore it was stored. The Obusier de 520 modèle 1916 had a range of nearly eight miles and fired a 520mm projectile weighing over 3600 pounds. When Germany invaded France in 1940, the last gun was being refurbished for action when it was taken by the Germans while still in the workshop. [([[https://www.wikizero.com/en/Obusier_de_520_mod%C3%A8le_1916|wikizero]])] |
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| ==== Type 94 Naval Gun ==== | ==== Type 94 Naval Gun ==== |
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| ==== BL 18 inch Mk I Naval Gun ==== | ==== BL 18 inch Mk I Naval Gun ==== |
| During World War I, the British 18 inch Mk I was conceived and manufactured, and it was installed on the HMS Furious. The Furious, on the other hand, was transformed during construction, and two of its three turrets were installed on two Lord Clive-class monitors. Despite being slightly smaller than the later Japanese Type 94, the Mk I's shell weighed more - 3320 pounds. The guns were used late in the war, with one shelling a railway bridge in August 1918 and the other firing ahead of advancing forces in October 1918. A third gun was also built, although it was never used during the war. [([[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_18-40_mk1.php|navweaps]])] | During World War I, the British 18 inch Mk I was conceived and manufactured, and it was installed on the HMS Furious. The Furious, on the other hand, was transformed during construction, and two of its three turrets were installed on two Lord Clive-class monitors. Despite being slightly smaller than the later Japanese Type 94, the Mk I's shell weighed more (3320 pounds). The guns were used late in the war, with one shelling a railway bridge in August 1918 and the other firing ahead of advancing forces in October 1918. A third gun was also built, although it was never used during the war. [([[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_18-40_mk1.php|navweaps]])] |
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| ==== Big Bertha ==== | ==== Big Bertha ==== |
