BIG GUNS

VANDOO · 29th December 2016, 05:24 AM

i HAVEN'T REVISITED THIS POST IN A WHILE AND HAVE FOUND A FEW MORE INTERESTING BIG GUNS. I WAS SEARCHING TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS THE BIGGEST CANNON THE CHINESE EVER BUILT. IT WAS A SURPRISE TO FIND LITTLE INFORMATION EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE THE ONES WHO INVENTED THE CANNON. PERHAPS WE WILL RUN IT DOWN LATER.
#1. LARGE GUN SHELLS THE FIRST ONE IS 800 MM. GUSTAV SHELL WEIGHS 4600 KG. AND PRODUCES A CRATER 30 FEET DEEP X 30 FEET WIDE IN SOLID GROUND. TH.
#2 & #3. DORA GUN SHELLS ONE WW2 PICTURE AND ONE DIAGRAM.
#4. LOADING MACHINERY FOR BIG GERMAN GUN
#5. GERMAN 42 CM. GAMMA HOWITZER
#6. A WHIRLWIND CANNON
AT PRESENT I HAVE NO INFORMATION ON #6 BUT IT IS AN UNUSUAL CONTRAPTION.

kahnjar1 · 31st December 2016, 07:43 PM

Thanks Barry for starting this thread. I was wondering how I could add these (and I have many more) recently taken at the Australian Armour and Artillery Museum, Cairns, Queensland, Australia. If you are ever in that part of the world, do not miss this HUGE collection! Included in the pics here, is a shell case from one of the railway guns shown in other pics of this thread.
Stu

29th December 2016, 05:24 AM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	i HAVEN'T REVISITED THIS POST IN A WHILE AND HAVE FOUND A FEW MORE INTERESTING BIG GUNS. I WAS SEARCHING TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS THE BIGGEST CANNON THE CHINESE EVER BUILT. IT WAS A SURPRISE TO FIND LITTLE INFORMATION EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE THE ONES WHO INVENTED THE CANNON. PERHAPS WE WILL RUN IT DOWN LATER. #1. LARGE GUN SHELLS THE FIRST ONE IS 800 MM. GUSTAV SHELL WEIGHS 4600 KG. AND PRODUCES A CRATER 30 FEET DEEP X 30 FEET WIDE IN SOLID GROUND. TH. #2 & #3. DORA GUN SHELLS ONE WW2 PICTURE AND ONE DIAGRAM. #4. LOADING MACHINERY FOR BIG GERMAN GUN #5. GERMAN 42 CM. GAMMA HOWITZER #6. A WHIRLWIND CANNON AT PRESENT I HAVE NO INFORMATION ON #6 BUT IT IS AN UNUSUAL CONTRAPTION. Attached Images

31st December 2016, 07:43 PM	#2
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,731	More Big Guns..... Thanks Barry for starting this thread. I was wondering how I could add these (and I have many more) recently taken at the Australian Armour and Artillery Museum, Cairns, Queensland, Australia. If you are ever in that part of the world, do not miss this HUGE collection! Included in the pics here, is a shell case from one of the railway guns shown in other pics of this thread. Stu Attached Images