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This is in a map in Wolfenstein:Enemy Territory
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The strategic weapon of its day, the Gustav Gun was built at the direct order of Adolph Hitler for the express purpose of crushing Maginot Line forts protecting the French frontier. To accomplish this, Krupp designed a giant railway gun weighing 1344 tons with a bore diameter of 800mm (31.5″) and served by a 500-man crew commanded by a major general.
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November 20, 2007 at 10:11 am
i remember playing this map in wolfenstein
that ‘rail-gun’ is a beast
November 20, 2007 at 12:07 pm
In its own little way this gun helped win the war, for the Allies. By the time it was completed, there were no major fortifications left in the fighting and air power had all but replaced long range artillery. You would have thought the Germans would have learned after the Paris Gun was a failure in WWI.
November 20, 2007 at 12:59 pm
Now that’s “Dora The Destroya!”
November 20, 2007 at 1:12 pm
Wait, how exactly did it help the Allies? The German’s just went around through Belgium.
November 20, 2007 at 1:29 pm
France was invaded in 1940. The Gustav Guns were completed in 1941.
It was an enormous waste of resources that was used to counter an obsolute military doctrine,heavy fortifications. Like you said, in a age of mechanized armies going around the fortifications is easier than destroying them.
Hilter wasted a lot his best engineers and scientists on projects like this, that not only didn’t work, but obviously would never work. It’s an important lesson for any military.
November 20, 2007 at 1:57 pm
Reminds of the GI Joe Thunderclap
I freaking loved that set.
November 20, 2007 at 2:21 pm
No This was a major reason that the allies won, thousands of men where off the front line trying to get that huge thing in range… in which they never did.
November 20, 2007 at 4:14 pm
It looks like something out of the metal slug series.
November 20, 2007 at 4:30 pm
There’s three people in here arguing for the same point.
This helped the Allies win.
No you’re wrong…it actually helped the Allies win.
You’re both idiots. This gun actually helped the Allies win.
It makes me question what was actually won?
November 20, 2007 at 4:31 pm
PS: Thunderclap sounds like a kickass VD. Like SuperAIDS.
November 20, 2007 at 5:02 pm
You got that right, Magnus! Almost as bad as the dreaded Grape Nuts; made me give up breakfast cereal permanently!
November 20, 2007 at 9:17 pm
Hey! I love Grape Nuts!! You fiber hatin’ heathen!!!
November 20, 2007 at 10:02 pm
But what all of you aren’t comprehending is that GI Joe Thunderclap action figure vehicle set kicks ass!
November 20, 2007 at 10:07 pm
@ phreyblade: I (used to) love ‘em, too, until I learned of the consequences, man!
November 20, 2007 at 11:15 pm
Thunder clap sounds more to me like alaskan thunder fuck, which is a type of weed, according to a friend I had a couple years ago…
I had this one gi joe car that fired a rocket thing with a grappling hook…it was teal.
Wow…MCS sure promotes off-topicness!