A massive 31 inch/800 mm shell from the German 'Dora' railway
2024年1月9日 · A massive 31 inch/800 mm shell from the German 'Dora' railway gun next to a Jeep.... shells weighing 7 tons and had a range of 29 miles/47
Schwerer Gustav 800mm shell, projectile nonsense's final form
This is the 800mm shell from the Schwerer Gustav Nazi "Railway Gun" / Siege Artillery, the largest-calibre rifled weapon ever used in combat.
[Nerd alert] So today I found out what an 800mm shell looks like.
2015年3月5日 · It would be four time the diameter of the shell. If all the dimensions were kept to scale the shell would be 64 times bigger than this (4x each dimension makes 64 time the volume and mass) The projectile of 406mm artillery from USS Iowa class battleships weighted 1225kg, upscaling it to quad 3500mm would make a single salvo from that gun weight ...
(800 x 526) Unexploded 406 mm Mk. 13 High Capacity shell fired …
2021年1月11日 · A 16" high capacity shell probably has a wall thickness of at least 5cm of solid steel, and it weighs a literal ton. If the ground is soft enough, it will just go thump and stay there. Also aerial bombs are often enough not very deformed either, except for the stabilising fins on …
This 800mm German Shell next to a Jeep : r/Damnthatsinteresting
2021年10月20日 · Also fun fact, Saddam Hussein tried to build some really big guns - check "Project Babylon". Originally he wanted two 1000mm guns (Big Babylon), but that project had to be cancelled midway through as they couldn't get all the parts needed.
The Schwerer Gustav 800mm shell - The largest artillery shell
2020年8月5日 · The gun was designed in preparation for the Battle of France, but was not ready for action when the battle began, and in any case the Wehrmacht's Blitzkrieg offensive through Belgium rapidly outflanked and isolated the Maginot Line's static defenses, eventually forcing the French to surrender and making their destruction unnecessary.
Would a 8Km/s 800mm shell even make sense mathematically?
2021年6月27日 · A projectile going faster than the space shuttle upon re-entry (7700 m/s) and only having a range of 400Km is a really bad design, the velocity upon impact wouldn't be anything close to velocity the shell had when it left the railgun.
The 800mm Shell Of The Schwerer Gustav Railway Gun Compared …
2023年3月9日 · The 800mm Shell Of The Schwerer Gustav Railway Gun Compared To A T-34 Tank. [978x1200] Archived post. New ...
Do you think the Morpho is practical? If not then how will you
2023年6月10日 · Plus, a 510 mm shell would be significantly lighter than an 800 mm shell, meaning the Morph could have shot at a far greater range with only a slight reduction in explosive power if built with a 510 mm. TL:DR Morpho would have been better off a 510 mm cannon instead of a Karl Gustav copy. More range at only a minimal cost of firepower.
An 800mm shell used on the schrewer gustav railway gun.
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