The German Paris Gun, also known as William’s Gun, was the largest rail artillery gun of World War I. In 1918 the Paris Gun was able to shell Paris from 120 km (75 mi) away.
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Add to favorites The German Paris Gun, also known as William’s Gun, was the largest rail artillery gun of World War I. In 1918 the Paris Gun was able to shell Paris from 120 km (75 mi) away.
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May 17, 2008 at 3:48 am
That’s not the Paris Gun, it’s a K12 built in the 1930′s. It had longer range than the Paris Gun and it did actually hit Kent from about 88 km away. Still not what you would call useful.
May 17, 2008 at 7:11 am
Yeah. No-one cares about Kent.
May 17, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Poor Kent. He never saw it coming.
May 17, 2008 at 12:44 pm
another big reason why Hitler lost the war. and yes, he was compensating! LOL
May 17, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Uh…Storminator, World War I was a few decades before Hitler came to power…
May 17, 2008 at 7:52 pm
That’s a huge bitch.
May 17, 2008 at 8:36 pm
The Germans were brilliant at building big useless things.
May 18, 2008 at 6:13 pm
big gun is big.