Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Gustav Gun - Largest Ever



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Built in Germany in 1941 by the company Friedrich Krupp A.G. this gigantic gun was created in order to destroy troops along the Maginot Line along the French border. Both a 10 thousand pound shell and a 16 thousand pound concrete-piercing projectile were shot as far as 29 miles.