Looking at cannons

[Dave Stevens (Lumberyard)]

MORTAR





HOWITZER

 

[Dave Stevens (Lumberyard)]

is it art?



is this a real thing?

 

[Jolley Roger]

is it art?

To me it is! Beautiful

is this a real thing?

Yes
German Artillery "Dora"
Scary
The gun had two types of shells. The armor/concrete-piercing shell weighed 7.1 tons (7,100 kilograms) and could pierce 22.9 feet (7 meters) of reinforced concrete or 3.3 feet (1 meter) of rolled steel armor. The high-explosive shell weighed 4.8 tons (4,800 kilograms) and left a 30 foot (10 meter) wide crater

 

[Dave Stevens (Lumberyard)]

interesting mounting guns on railcars wouldn't that limit what you could shoot at? Seems it could only go where there were tracks.

 

[Uwek]

interesting mounting guns on railcars wouldn't that limit what you could shoot at? Seems it could only go where there were tracks.

Due to the size and weight, there was no other chance for transport. Only rails. The so called "Eisenbahngeschütz" with 80cm
The total weight was 1.350 tons
The Dora was real, but the only one of this size really in use at this time

80-cm-Kanone (E) – Wikipedia

de.wikipedia.org

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=286150345550814

 

[michaelws]

Great shots. Thanks for posting.

 

[Charles QC]

Found this do not no if you did see it before

 

[Dave Stevens (Lumberyard)]

some information on riggings cannons

 

[DocBlake]

Useful info, thanks Dave!