3.7M views · 17K reactions | Schwerer Gustav, or the “Heavy Gustav,” was the largest and most powerful gun used in World War II and was the heaviest piece of mobile artillery ever built. Its 7-tonne shells could breakthrough over 7-meters of reinforced concrete, but 500 people were needed to fire it, and about 4,000 more were required to protect and operate it on the battlefield... | Dark Documentaries | Facebook

Schwerer Gustav 🇩🇪 The German Monster of Artillery 💥🪖 | Blitzwinkel

Meet 'Schwerer Gustav': The Largest Gun Ever Built in Human History It weighed more than the Eiffel Tower and fired shells as heavy as a school bus. 🏗️💥 In 1941, the world witnessed the ultimate engineering nightmare: The "Schwerer Gustav." It wasn't a building—it was a mobile weapon. Standing 4 stories tall and requiring 4,000 men to operate, this German super-gun was designed to crush the strongest fortifications on Earth. In this deep dive into WWII history, we uncover: ✅ The insane enginee

154K views · 2K reactions | The Schwerer Gustav, the largest artillery gun ever constructed. Designed by the German arms manufacturer Krupp in 1934, this giant railway gun weighed 1,350 tonnes and measured 47.3 meters in length. Intended to devastate the Maginot Line during the invasion of France, it boasted an 80-centimetre caliber and could fire 7-ton shells over a range of 47 kilometres! | Simple History | Facebook