Schwerer Gustav - Rail Super Gun (Behemoth)

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The Schwerer Gustav was the largest artillery gun ever made.

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Credit:

Narrator:

Chris Kane

Animation:
Daniel Turner

Artwork:
Daniel turner

Music Credit
Scott Buckley

[Nnbdy]

The recoil of this thing pushes earth back into a different season

[raptormaverick]

Imagine firing this gun and someone says, “you missed”

[realunit]

“Thomas was tired of all the other trains making fun of him”

[andreasklebrigtierschutzve]

WW1: Stalemate between France and Germany
20 years later
Hitler: Fields of Verdun? More like Crater of Verdun

[Ricewarrior]

Germany back then: Takes 3 and a half days to reassemble a 1000+ ton rail way gun.


My City today: takes 6 months to repair 50ft of asphalt.

[thiccsmoke]

1918 France bans Germany from using armored vehicles, 16 years later Germany builds a rail super gun.

[kolegata]

- Hans!
- Yes, sir.
- What’s that thing up there?
- That is the moon, sir.
- I don’t like it. Too bright.
- Say no more, sir.

[bigsmoke]

* Hitler looking at france on his computer *
* Hitler presses delete on the keyboard *

[t.knotto]

Can't wait to duel wield these in the next Wolfenstein game lol

[tlotpwist]

BOOM

"Artiller, lower the aim, you hit the moon"

[TyphoonTYUIOP]

Godzilla could probably use this thing like a sniper rifle.

[zeprettybrainlessamalgamat]

Fun fact: this cannon completely obliterated a bunker that was 10 meters deep in the earth.

[ianshi]

Somebody followed the ikea manual correctly

[noclip]

1934: Germany builds superweapon.

2934: Germany builds Deathstar.

[berkleyhuffman]

Germany: "We want a super weapon to destroy the Maginot Line"
Also Germany: *Goes around the Mahinot Line*

[dUFGoLZ]

"What caliber does this new gun have?"
"Caliber 80."
"80 millimeters seems very low for an artillery?"
"Who's talking about millimeters?"

Edit: Wow, this comment has more likes than the cannon has millimeters. Thank you :)

[him]

Nice Maginot line you have there. Would be a shame if someone were to, go around it.

[GamesCooky]

Hitler: "Mein's bigger than yours!"

[mikkelnpetersen]

Hitler: "Make me a gun"
"Guy: "How big do you want it?"
Hitler: "Yes"

[Eli-dswh]

Schwerer Gustav: takes 3+ days to assemble


Me: *Hold my LEGO commercial*