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Hitler created the largest gun ever, and it was a total disaster


Screen grabEager to invade France, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler demanded a new weapon that could easily pierce the concrete fortifications of the French Maginot Line — the only major physical barrier standing between him and the rest of Western Europe.
In 1941, the year after France fell, German steelmaker and arms manufacturer Friedrich Krupp A.G. company began constructing Hitler’s Gustav gun, according to “Top Secret Weapons” documentary.
The four-story, 155-foot-long gun, which weighs 1,350 tons, shot 10,000-pound shells from its mammoth 98-foot bore.
Here’s what the gun looked like when fired:
Screen grabThe massive weapon was presented to the Nazis free of charge to …read more

Source: Business Insider

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