Administrator posted 03 June 2017 18:48
Apparently this what Gustav can shoot.
It is the German 80 cm canon.
There is also a heavier projectile of 109,592 grains at 2,330 fps.
Propellants for these two rounds are 34,573,000 grains and 32,417,000 grains.
Just thought of letting you know this in case any of you might wish to wildcat it!
One of Us The final stalk is so difficult with the crew of thousands laying railroad track to move the gun on.
One of Us 109,592 divided by 7000 equals 15.656 pounds. Kinda light for a big bore.
One of Us Put three more 0's on that 109 number and divide again sir.
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One of Us So it's a 31" gun that shoots a 7.5 ton bullet? Sounds a little like a MOAB shot from a gun.
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One of Us quote:
Originally posted by Saeed:
Do they throw charges and measure using a balance scale or do they use the Lee volumetric dippers?
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One of Us If it was loaded like a large naval gun, it would use bags of powder, but no cases. In other words, no fixed ammunition.
One of Us 5.292 tons at 2690 fps
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One of Us I smell a new champions video......
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