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Old April 12th, 2008, 01:42 PM
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Default French 520mm howitzer -biggest of WW1

Schneider Obusiers de 520. This French 520mm howitzer was the biggest gun of the Great War. It could deliver a 3,100 lb shell (600 lbs of explosive) over 10 miles. The gun car was just under 100 feet long and weighed 290 tons.

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Default Re: French 520mm howitzer -biggest of WW1

Too bad they did not keep the thing operational for when the Germans came back in WWII.
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Default Re: French 520mm howitzer -biggest of WW1

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Schneider Obusiers de 520. This French 520mm howitzer was the biggest gun of the Great War. It could deliver a 3,100 lb shell (600 lbs of explosive) over 10 miles. The gun car was just under 100 feet long and weighed 290 tons.

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wow what a massive weapon one would not want to be in a slit trench
with them raining down....
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