The Germans back in the 1930’s had a special weapon they called Gustav. It was a huge gun built to destroy buildings. The gun shell weighed over 14,000 pounds (basically the size of an elephant), and could travel 29 miles. Because the gun and the shells weighed so much it was generally operated along the railroad which meant there wasn’t much of a concern that it would be unleashed on areas further off the rail’s path.
We have much more effective weapons today but the Gustav was an amazing invention when you think about the fact that it was built around 80 years ago. The Germans also created the U-Boat along with superior tanks. Fortunately German engineering is still marveled at today but for more productive things like appliances, sound systems, and automobiles.
We have much more effective weapons today but the Gustav was an amazing invention when you think about the fact that it was built around 80 years ago. The Germans also created the U-Boat along with superior tanks. Fortunately German engineering is still marveled at today but for more productive things like appliances, sound systems, and automobiles.
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