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Offline kennyhayes

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How about this?
« on: April 29, 2008, 07:51:45 PM »
the perfect shore battery
31.5 inches

The biggest was the “Gustav Gun,” built in Essen, Germany in 1941 by the firm of Friedrich Krupp, A.G. Upholding a tradition of naming heavy cannon after family members, the Gustav Gun was named after the invalid head of the Krupp family ­Gustav Krupp von Bohlen and Halbach. 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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Offline angelsandair

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Re: How about this?
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2008, 08:22:28 PM »
did it actually see service?
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God dude, I thought they were pushing it with the 18" guns on the japanese.
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Re: How about this?
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2008, 08:44:43 PM »
Perfect shore battery?  A railroad gun?  Hardly.  By the time you fire the second round, the fleet has sailed away . . .

Example

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Re: How about this?
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2008, 08:53:01 PM »
this is what we need the handely page halifax v
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Offline uberslet

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Re: How about this?
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2008, 08:56:22 PM »
you mean this gun? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1HF3Jr5w9w&NR=1 it cant be, that isnt a rail road gun, but it is called the GUSTAV
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Re: How about this?
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2008, 09:45:01 PM »
Quote from: kennyhayes on April 29, 2008, 07:51:45 PM
the perfect shore battery
31.5 inches

The biggest was the “Gustav Gun,” built in Essen, Germany in 1941 by the firm of Friedrich Krupp, A.G. Upholding a tradition of naming heavy cannon after family members, the Gustav Gun was named after the invalid head of the Krupp family ­Gustav Krupp von Bohlen and Halbach. 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

Can we shoot you out of the cannon at the CV? even if we let Cmustard aim the gun, it will still cause the people's ears to bleed on the CV, and the added bonus of shattering all the glass on the fighters and rendering them useless?  :noid
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Re: How about this?
« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2008, 10:07:18 PM »
Quote from: E25280 on April 29, 2008, 08:44:43 PM
Perfect shore battery?  A railroad gun?  Hardly.  By the time you fire the second round, the fleet has sailed away . . .

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check out this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM_c7hd_4tE&NR=1
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Re: How about this?
« Reply #7 on: May 23, 2008, 11:38:13 AM »

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Re: How about this?
« Reply #8 on: May 23, 2008, 01:35:06 PM »
you know what we really need is no air limit for the flaps
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Offline Lye-El

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Re: How about this?
« Reply #9 on: May 23, 2008, 03:20:16 PM »
Quote from: dirt911 on May 23, 2008, 01:35:06 PM
you know what we really need is no air limit for the flaps

And this relates to the Gustav gun how?
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Re: How about this?
« Reply #10 on: May 23, 2008, 03:28:37 PM »
Quote from: dirt911 on May 23, 2008, 01:35:06 PM
you know what we really need is no air limit for the flaps

sry for hijack


 :rolleyes:did you mean airspeed??? oh and that would be realistic....


 hijack over......
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Offline Jester

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Re: How about this?
« Reply #11 on: May 25, 2008, 02:05:44 PM »
DORA, GUSTAV & THOR where more "Siege Guns" than Mobile Artillery.

The German Army had many types of smaller Railroad guns that would be perfect for a Mobile Land Battery. The Battery "ANZIO ANNIE" would be a prime example of the larger ones. These were around 12" to 14" guns I think and if you read your history book it was very effective against the Anzio Beachhead.

The German Navy also had a couple set's of Mobile Artillery - one example is "GNEISENAU" which was a train made up of a battery of 6x 6" guns that could be stopped along the tracks, spread out and ready to fire in minutes.

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Re: How about this?
« Reply #12 on: June 01, 2008, 05:38:08 PM »
Quote from: Jester on May 25, 2008, 02:05:44 PM
DORA, GUSTAV & THOR where more "Siege Guns" than Mobile Artillery.

The German Army had many types of smaller Railroad guns that would be perfect for a Mobile Land Battery. The Battery "ANZIO ANNIE" would be a prime example of the larger ones. These were around 12" to 14" guns I think and if you read your history book it was very effective against the Anzio Beachhead.

The German Navy also had a couple set's of Mobile Artillery - one example is "GNEISENAU" which was a train made up of a battery of 6x 6" guns that could be stopped along the tracks, spread out and ready to fire in minutes.

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My grandpa had been shelled by the Anzio Annie and had told stories about how bad the shelling had been. That could be a good idea. Have a few of those in GV spawns easy to kill like Soft Gun Batteries, but still very very deadly.
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Goto Google and type in "French military victories", then hit "I'm feeling lucky".
Here lie these men on this sun scoured atoll,
The wind for their watcher, the wave for their shroud,
Where palm and pandanus shall whisper forever,
A requiem fitting for heroes
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