this is in no way the biggest cannon in the world, it is a mid size German naval cannon re-pressed into service in a land based installation, something the Germans liked to do, especially along the western wall. its range would have been in excess of 10 miles but a fifteen inch naval piece would be capable of doubling that range. this installation in Norway would have likely to have been a long range and concealed position able to engage allied warships on the approach from the north atlantic.
Various calibres of cannon vary in maximum range subject to the shot and projectile. The 18.1" guns mounted on the Japanese battleships Yamoto and Mushashi had a mamimum effective range of approx' 30 miles. The "Paris" gun used by the Germans in WWI had an effective range of some 100Km, however the projectile was in the 8 -10 inch range.
German SKC/34 produced in Essen, Germany and same type as the german battlships Bismarck and Tirpitz. The caliber is 38cm (15 inches) and the cannon weighs 337 metric tonnes. The range is 55km (34,2 miles) with the 500kg grenade and 42km (26,1 miles) with the 800kg grenade. The cannon is turned with still working electric motors powered by a still working diesel generator. It is ranked as the second largest
cannon mounted on land. (Of those who still exists) kanonmuseet.no
@valcan321 My point is that this cannon is old! and thats why it doesent shoot 24 ml. And btw they have the same cannon in Denmark too. so they didnt need to shoot longer then 16 ml ;)
OK i read up some figured the same. The guns had the ability to shot out to 35mi with a long range shell (only half the weight of the standard round) standard rounds would be 24mi.
They are basicly battlship guns. They aren't as good as the Mk-7's used by US battleships but they were perfect for their area.
I wasn't trying to insult just poke some fun. I'm pretty sure a Iowa could have raped wither of these but thats just because the Iowa's had great targeting and manv.
The same cannon type were also placed in Hanstholm in the northern Denmark and together with it's sister cannon in Norway it closed the gap between the two countries.
Thats nothing... a 175mm howitzer will put a round on target 15 miles away and be within 100' of dead center at that range.. A 16" naval gun will put a 2400# projectile within 100' at 26 miles while moving.
@ljlassi So did the americans, Israelis, and likely China and India. The US and RUssia are the only two to have known nuclear war heads for 155mm artillery
Your close the Iowa's had 406mm guns. But if you want to talk about the big stuff the Yamato carried 9- 460 mm guns. As for a 420mm that would be just a little bigger then a 16.5 inch. I believe it is roughly 25.4mm to the inch. The guns with the long reach were not the big ones. The longest ranges guns ever made were the paris guns of WWI which I think were only 280 mm or roughly 11 inch.
lol , where the bullet landed, lol, this gun is hardly the biggest or 2nd biggest or 7th biggest, there r many many bigger, germans had massive guns in the war, big Bertha comes to mind, hell this thing looks about the size of a 16 inch gun on a iowa class battleship.
He was refering to the schwere Gustav which is actually a railway or rail or what ever gun... Gustavs and Doras "Caliber" were 800mm... So the first thing isnt rly wrong. He just forgot the schwerer infont of Gustav^^
Ain't that big tbh... The biggest cannons i ever saw were german K5 and K12 cannons. They could shoot from France to England. However they had to be transported by rail only.
u cant really compare land cannons with ship board ones, big ass ground sitting cannons are more of a sensational land mark than a practical weapon, they are more of a "show off" i think.
I have learned something about you tube, there are too many no-it-all's on here I say this ,you say that ,no-one can agree on anything , its like wining a race in the special olympics ,,,,,,you win But your still a retard
@MultiGesel Railgun is actually the wrong term, because a railgun describes a electromagnetic cannon using two conducing rails to fire a conducting projectile. Railway gun/cannon is the word you're looking for.
@MultiGesel wow several things rong with that 1st gustav is recoiless bazooka 2nd rail gun is an electrically shot cannon 3rd ur thinking of the war train there was a bigger gun never fired built a destroyed on a french mountain side to shell Britannia but due to nazi losing bombing and no money the project was dumped
This is one of the 38cm (14.96in) guns used for coastal defence. It was an ex German piece originally slated for use in up-gunning the Gneisenau class battleships. It fires an 1800lb shell approx 22 miles although I believe it may have fired a lighter shell over 30 miles. It was a great high velocity flat trajectory weapon.
thats the real bigest cannon that already exist operative, Mallorca Spain, there are other 8 pieces in theyr emplacements in Spain, Cartagena and Coruña
hahahaha the Germans did this shit better in WWII, they had two 80cm guns capable of 39 miles with a 7 ton projectile. Look up the Gustav/Dora, and the Karl Gerat mortar.
this is actually a 15" gun that was to be mounted on the Scharnhorst class battlecruisers, with the idea of increasing their main guns at a later date. This was not done, and the guns were used along the "Atlantic wall", These weren't even close to "Schwerer Gustav" and "Dora" which were 31" railway guns that shot a 7.8 ton (7,100kg) shell almost 23 miles, and as far as bore goes those weren't as big as the 36" mortars "Little David" & "Mallet's" built in the US & UK
@Skoomajunkie1 try reading a little closer next time, albeit he's wrong, the description says second biggest "cannon" last time i checked a Tomahawk wasn't a cannon
@spaceman287 I was aware that a Tomahawk was not a cannon, I was just pointing out the uselessness of a large cannon firing un-guided high caliber rounds in comparison to a GPS guided cruise missile that can follow waypoints and even maintain a holding pattern if the target needs re-verified. My father worked on the Tomahawk program, im not talkin out of my ass buddy. =)
@NiamOfAsuras Dont mean to start a pointless youtube quarrel, but i'd have to disagree with you. Since so much work is put into the integrated flight logistics, due to the fact that the tomahawk is such a large staple of American firepower. The tomahawk has an extremely low failure rate (typically never). Oh, btw, my tomahawk comment was definitely NOT intended to insult Norways military prowess, i personally think this cannon is really cool. =]
@NiamOfAsuras Virtually everything about you was invented of at least we had a superabundant factor in it's final usable design. The computer and Internet you use to express your half-baked ideas and the freedom to do it all originated with us. The only times we fail are the times our government sticks it's fingers in business it knows nothing of. The federal government, using insane policies it copied from the commies in the 1930's legalized union extortion that's destroyed many quality goods.
@tomintroy I'm simply talking about how american engineered products have a tendency to malfunction and eventually break, like the cars that the united states produces, and the less known F-22 raptor, which requires a 30 hour maintainance after a 1 hour flight, and has a Radio-absorbant paint that cannot resist paint.
@Skoomajunkie1 I agree with ya . All the way TOMAHAWK i've witnessed their work DESERT STORM 91. ya cant bruise the CRUISE!!! with all the onboard self guidance computer systems this bitch can skim the waves go contour with the terra firma turn corners and stop at a fuckin red light and fry your ass...
@JLWoelf lol dude, as i previously stated, i was just pointing out that though really epic, a huge cannon isnt worth much compared to a cruise missle that has further range an better payload. I still appreciate the awesomness of large caliber (understatement) cannons, and am thankful to uploaders and commenters for posting. ^-^
@Robinsjem The cannon is fully functional with the original equipment and machinery. Can be seen on several videos here at yoube. Search for "Batterie Vara" or "kanonmuseet Møvik"
@332andersen It's good that they're preserving things like this, then. Reminders of the past, and fascinating feats of engineering, it would be a pity if they didn't.
@Skoomajunkie1 Actucally the only thing a TLAM has is range. Modern heavy cannon could fire a atleast 3 rounds per minute with each round weighing in at around 1,700-2,000lbs Most of that HE. Add to that Modern guided weapons technology currently employed by guns from 155mm artillery, 5in naval guns and others as well as the 6.1in AGS system and they are every bit as acurate as a missile.
They are also cheaper and can be fired many times. Even a DDG-51 only has a dozen or so Cr missiles.
@DonLollio No, i know. I've said that many times. I dont mean to get testy, its just getting annoying. I just think a giant cannon is redundant in comparison.
@DarkEmperorRay13 Ok pal, for the um-teenth time, I know, I've grown up around Tomahawks my entire life, (my parents worked for MD) i was saying that a giant cannon is redundant on the modern battlefield. And it sounds as if you've learned of the 800mm less than 5 minutes ago, because its still like comparing a sledgehammer to an M82A2. Have a nice day!
@DarkEmperorRay13 PS; I even stated, in my initial comment:"..Tomahawk CRUISE MISSILE"!!! Why must people insist on trying so hard to correct someone online?! Its like your going out of your way to be an idiot!
Read this in consecutive order people: My comment: "(Its called a Tomahawk cruise missile!)" DarkEmperorRay13's response::"I recall that being a missle dumbshit" Who sounds more stupiderer? :P
hahhaa, modern katshusa has range ove 40km, and with better fuel and bogger tanks, wich means less explosive even 60 km, they used em aigainst Georgia. xD 16 miles, lol, thats a joke plus katsusha is mobile xD
Ahh, the Dora's was much bigger. This one was 17 inch. The Dora's was about 31 inches. And it was used in Stalingrad. And the USS Iowa was (and is) 19 inches also known as the worlds biggest battleship (Except when against the IJN Yamato). Also, the Little David mortar was 914mm (about 3 feet)!
But great cannon, sorry to say, it isn't the biggest , but I'm pretty sure you knew that anyways :D
@Elthenar - actually, the US produced 20-inch Dahlgren guns for the later "twin turret" monitors - nothing like the later guns in terms of firepower, due to the technology of the times, but definitely larger bore
@Elthenar you are correct - the USS Puritan was to have mounted four 20" guns, but was cancelled during construction because the war's outcome was no longer in doubt... the guns were cast first, and were placed around Washington DC for coast defense, and retired shortly afterward... still they were "naval" guns since they were designed as such, no?
@MultiNerfer123 I know which one you're talking about, I've seen it there too. It's right next to the V1 ramp outside. The plaque says that it was once part of the costal defences of Gibraltar, so it's probably not this one.
add this to the end of a wikipedia link. It will link you this gun, the so called "Batterie Vara". They list effective range at 22.1miles with 1800lb projectiles. The 1000lb projectile had an effective range of almost 35 miles.
@Morrigan070671 you mean 16inch guns and Yamato was bigger yet with 18ich guns. their range was 26.1 miles. with up to 3000lbs round for anti air craft.
@Morrigan070671 The IOWA class (IOWA, MISSOURI, NEW JERSEY, WISCONSIN) is equipped with Mark 7 Lightweight 16" naval rifles that fire 2700 lb (AP) shells to a nominal range of 23+ miles with accuracy. These guns are considered the finest artillery yet devised. USS IOWA holds the record for accuracy and distance at 27 miles...
@Morrigan070671 the guns on the USS Missouri are 16" guns that fire a 2700 pound projectile. If you are going to to state facts, you should have the right info.
@Morrigan070671 The USS Missouri had 16 in main guns, not 17 inch, but you have the maximum range right on the money, as we say in the USA. And the projectiles weight varied, heaviest being 3300 armor-piercing, high explosive. The 16 inch gun was also used in most coastal defense emplacements on both east, and west coast of mainland USA, as well as Hawaii, and Alaska.
if you think that this is the biggest gun ever check out wehrmachts ww2 dora railgun it could fire from 23miles away and hit its target perfectly as it had no recoil 800mm gun awesome
incorrect in ww2 was build the V3 "Englandkanone" it is the mother of the bablyon gun it had 25 barrels and was the first gun with arrow bullets and in the ardennen the german used this gun too with only one barrel.
should of done the star wars song
hairylarry12 13 hours ago
this is in no way the biggest cannon in the world, it is a mid size German naval cannon re-pressed into service in a land based installation, something the Germans liked to do, especially along the western wall. its range would have been in excess of 10 miles but a fifteen inch naval piece would be capable of doubling that range. this installation in Norway would have likely to have been a long range and concealed position able to engage allied warships on the approach from the north atlantic.
mrisor892 1 day ago
Various calibres of cannon vary in maximum range subject to the shot and projectile. The 18.1" guns mounted on the Japanese battleships Yamoto and Mushashi had a mamimum effective range of approx' 30 miles. The "Paris" gun used by the Germans in WWI had an effective range of some 100Km, however the projectile was in the 8 -10 inch range.
decaid53 1 week ago
if this was the worlds biggest cannon what would the range be
halomaster1411 2 weeks ago
O_O Dear Santa...
hanson666999 2 months ago
isn't this the second LAND based kannon.
vegardfh 2 months ago
All rise for the Youtube National Anthem.
MrPLOXPLOXPLOX 2 months ago
16 miles? an 8 inch gun could easily outrange that :D
Gdaus72 3 months ago
All rise for the new YouTube anthem!
TheVerandaguy 3 months ago
Don't write "Worlds biggest real cannon" as the title then "worlds second biggest" in the description...Fucking idiot
Symbton 3 months ago 10
Just to clearify:
German SKC/34 produced in Essen, Germany and same type as the german battlships Bismarck and Tirpitz. The caliber is 38cm (15 inches) and the cannon weighs 337 metric tonnes. The range is 55km (34,2 miles) with the 500kg grenade and 42km (26,1 miles) with the 800kg grenade. The cannon is turned with still working electric motors powered by a still working diesel generator. It is ranked as the second largest
cannon mounted on land. (Of those who still exists) kanonmuseet.no
332andersen 3 months ago
Saddam had much bigger artillery than this.
mokum777 3 months ago
MUTE!!!
vlogsmack 3 months ago
Big gun little target.
Battleship009 3 months ago
Sorry....Hanstholm
cell6767 3 months ago
The Sister gun is in Denmærk in Handtholm(dk)
8 Gun´s totaly 4 i Denmark and 4 in Norway
cell6767 3 months ago
Yesterday I saw this gun on Google Earth.
idvhfd 3 months ago
LOL the Iowa's each carry 9 16in mk-7's they can reach over 24mi :)
pfft...16mi :P
valcan321 3 months ago
@valcan321 You do know this cannon is older than ur mom ? Right?
NorwegianSportsGuy 3 months ago
@NorwegianSportsGuy Wow.....that is the worst trolling EVER.
My mom's dead and of course its older than her LOL
valcan321 3 months ago
@valcan321 My point is that this cannon is old! and thats why it doesent shoot 24 ml. And btw they have the same cannon in Denmark too. so they didnt need to shoot longer then 16 ml ;)
NorwegianSportsGuy 3 months ago
@NorwegianSportsGuy
OK i read up some figured the same. The guns had the ability to shot out to 35mi with a long range shell (only half the weight of the standard round) standard rounds would be 24mi.
They are basicly battlship guns. They aren't as good as the Mk-7's used by US battleships but they were perfect for their area.
I wasn't trying to insult just poke some fun. I'm pretty sure a Iowa could have raped wither of these but thats just because the Iowa's had great targeting and manv.
valcan321 3 months ago
The same cannon type were also placed in Hanstholm in the northern Denmark and together with it's sister cannon in Norway it closed the gap between the two countries.
zigzachhvermandag 3 months ago
Thats nothing... a 175mm howitzer will put a round on target 15 miles away and be within 100' of dead center at that range.. A 16" naval gun will put a 2400# projectile within 100' at 26 miles while moving.
RevFastEddy 3 months ago
gustav rail gun? built by the nazis? its bullet is 800mm wide, WAY bigger than that pussy gun
ambersluss 3 months ago
Wow, I've seen WWI guns from 1918 as big as this in washington state, can't be the biggest
AloDurry 3 months ago
ROFL @ (This gun is capable off shooting 16 miles. the one who telled us about it)
MrNOTBOOM 3 months ago
Its a pitty that they destroyed the 800mm guns!!!
Those monsters were 2times larger, :-)
The 800mm guns took 45minutes to reload!!! xD
But but it only needed to hit a cruiser for 4 or 5 times
While this gun, you see here, had to hit a cruiser 12 times, sometimes evin 23 times!!!
Funny video though!!! ^^
Weibkoln 3 months ago
@Weibkoln one round would be plenty if it hit one in the magazine.
thajinjaninja 3 months ago
...or SK/C28 wich is 280mm 54cal...any way it's a german leftover that can only be used as a scrapmetal)))
MariaHolicTV 3 months ago
This is SK/C34 a 380mm 52cal rifle german naval gun.
MariaHolicTV 3 months ago
Russians did build a gun which shot shells equipped with nuclear warheads...
ljlassi 3 months ago
@ljlassi So did the americans, Israelis, and likely China and India. The US and RUssia are the only two to have known nuclear war heads for 155mm artillery
AloDurry 3 months ago
@AloDurry For 155mm? Isn't nuclear bomb like 100 kilos minimum?
I don't know, might be wrong.
ljlassi 3 months ago
even the Pion has a greater barrel ....... fail
EmperorofTerra 3 months ago
not the biggest. ypg has a cannon capable of shooting into orbit.
danthman114 4 months ago
the Dora Railroad gun from WW2 had a 800mm gun so i doubt this is the biggest gun
ididapoo2000 4 months ago
Your close the Iowa's had 406mm guns. But if you want to talk about the big stuff the Yamato carried 9- 460 mm guns. As for a 420mm that would be just a little bigger then a 16.5 inch. I believe it is roughly 25.4mm to the inch. The guns with the long reach were not the big ones. The longest ranges guns ever made were the paris guns of WWI which I think were only 280 mm or roughly 11 inch.
edtrine 4 months ago
RAGE RAGE RAGE RAGE RAGE RAGE bro music
fsujci 4 months ago
wtf are you .....
konigstiger100 4 months ago
i thought the gun in Harstad was bigger. The gun called Barbara
sverresigurson 4 months ago
What a tiny piece of shit... Every warship had bigger canons.
oberchobo 4 months ago
lol , where the bullet landed, lol, this gun is hardly the biggest or 2nd biggest or 7th biggest, there r many many bigger, germans had massive guns in the war, big Bertha comes to mind, hell this thing looks about the size of a 16 inch gun on a iowa class battleship.
defiant18 4 months ago
He was refering to the schwere Gustav which is actually a railway or rail or what ever gun... Gustavs and Doras "Caliber" were 800mm... So the first thing isnt rly wrong. He just forgot the schwerer infont of Gustav^^
ThePainHunter 4 months ago
Caliber? Old nazicoastal cannon, i think 280mm...
Axis had bigger and as monument i think somewhere is 600 and 800mm cannons..
88Phobos 4 months ago
but will it blend?
cosmos390 4 months ago 31
@cosmos390 why does everyone say that?
mrUMMbongo 3 months ago
the paris cannon was much bigger and could fire 120 miles
spongyjakester 4 months ago
There are 100 ton 17.72 inch guns in Malta and Gibraltar.
SeverityOne 4 months ago
What morrons compare missiles with guns?o.O
The Gustav was the biggest gun ever build: 80cm...32,48 m barrel length
So shut up with the small 16 inch and mess with more then 7 ton bunker piercing shells, that would pierce through ANY ship.
Bloodmane1987 5 months ago
hey whats the name of the song?
demaskater25 5 months ago
the worlds bigest gun is on a battle ship smart one
bob111151 5 months ago
8 inch caliber cannon från WW1 fired projectiles 76 mi away, known as the paris gun !
and if Tomahawk cruise missiles are to be compared here im just sayin ICBM, 3500+ mi + nuclear warhead. thats enough to scare anyone.
mazerz 5 months ago
Or try looking up the Dora Cannon. Now that was big...
Schrodingerpl 5 months ago
Ain't that big tbh... The biggest cannons i ever saw were german K5 and K12 cannons. They could shoot from France to England. However they had to be transported by rail only.
Schrodingerpl 5 months ago
But will it blend ??
victorpilot0 5 months ago
No
Fly2Azeroth 5 months ago
Russia has the biggest cannon for today....
DJMikaelito 5 months ago
biggest naval guns were on the Japanese battleship Yamato..
ChaosUnleashed897 5 months ago
how about Dora(36 inch; 910 mm)Effective range about 39,000 metres (43,000 yd)
s011102 5 months ago
And in Denmark we had one too. there where only at zone on 4 km where the guns could'nt shoot :)
mcsenn 5 months ago
@mcsenn yep, right! and these 4 km were filled with watermines! ^^
raulington 5 months ago
caliber?
taysmetallihullu92 5 months ago
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Joho1208 5 months ago
my dick is a bigger weapon!
xXxKINGLUIxXx 5 months ago
u cant really compare land cannons with ship board ones, big ass ground sitting cannons are more of a sensational land mark than a practical weapon, they are more of a "show off" i think.
BUGBUSTERss 5 months ago
I have learned something about you tube, there are too many no-it-all's on here I say this ,you say that ,no-one can agree on anything , its like wining a race in the special olympics ,,,,,,you win But your still a retard
misfitt58 5 months ago
theres a bigger one in norway
mosesanderson 5 months ago
/watch?v=3oLC9XtnVJI&feature=related this gun is the biggest gun of the world and not this
MultiGesel 5 months ago
the gustav is bigger its a rail gun from the 2 worldwar its a german gun
MultiGesel 5 months ago 23
@MultiGesel no shit Hanz thanks for sharing...
DarkEmperorRay13 4 months ago
@MultiGesel Railgun is actually the wrong term, because a railgun describes a electromagnetic cannon using two conducing rails to fire a conducting projectile. Railway gun/cannon is the word you're looking for.
Helge129 4 months ago
@MultiGesel wow several things rong with that 1st gustav is recoiless bazooka 2nd rail gun is an electrically shot cannon 3rd ur thinking of the war train there was a bigger gun never fired built a destroyed on a french mountain side to shell Britannia but due to nazi losing bombing and no money the project was dumped
someguy430 4 months ago
@MultiGesel twiece the size
TheHugeUnKnow 4 months ago
@MultiGesel You obviously have no idea what a rail gun is, and that they werent even envisioned in the second world war.
NiamOfAsuras 3 months ago
@NiamOfAsuras What he means is a railway gun
ANYONE3041937kyc 3 months ago
@ANYONE3041937kyc Makes more sence then haha.. Sorry for the angry comment :)
NiamOfAsuras 3 months ago
thats a baby compared to the ''Gustav'' !!! it shoots 7 ton projektails over 150 kelomiters
MrPrivatetv1 5 months ago
I have pictures of me sitting on a cannon that big on corregidor island in the Philippines built in WWII.
Not to mention "biggest" is a very generic term.
Son0fHobs 5 months ago
My other gun is bigger.
No seriously, the Dora Cannon is bigger.
windson7 6 months ago
ever looked at the Dora Cannon????
rooiefelix 6 months ago
Schwerer gustav is bigger it had a bore of 80cm compared to that this one is a .22 rifle
Hyperdog456 6 months ago
@Hyperdog456 I agree.. 80cm, 37 mile range? shells were over 1 ton...
firerate 2 shells a hour? :-(
Me102288 6 months ago
@Me102288 try a 7 ton shell, not 1 ton buddy. and maybe 3 shells every half hour, war aint based on fairness.
Prometheus19853 6 months ago
dora is bigger
MrTheree 6 months ago
german railgun is bigger
SwedishFreedomInc 6 months ago
SCHWERER GUSTAV is bigger
martin280396 6 months ago
Amy I the only one that caught that the Header said it’s the world’s biggest, and then the description said it was the 2nd biggest? Stil big though.
adacatbridgar 6 months ago
This is one of the 38cm (14.96in) guns used for coastal defence. It was an ex German piece originally slated for use in up-gunning the Gneisenau class battleships. It fires an 1800lb shell approx 22 miles although I believe it may have fired a lighter shell over 30 miles. It was a great high velocity flat trajectory weapon.
DBLFTL 6 months ago
what a hell is this kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk this is a shit
moises8074 6 months ago
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anthrax70 6 months ago
I wantz 2 be shooted out of dat thingy!!!1!!11!
erpuzzetta01 6 months ago
/watch?v=TOeOkebhzW8&feature=related
thats the real bigest cannon that already exist operative, Mallorca Spain, there are other 8 pieces in theyr emplacements in Spain, Cartagena and Coruña
txepa 6 months ago
where is the worlds biggest fake cannon?
ATLionBK 6 months ago
hahahaha the Germans did this shit better in WWII, they had two 80cm guns capable of 39 miles with a 7 ton projectile. Look up the Gustav/Dora, and the Karl Gerat mortar.
Prometheus19853 6 months ago
Makes me proud to be from Norway...
rune4help 6 months ago
this is actually a 15" gun that was to be mounted on the Scharnhorst class battlecruisers, with the idea of increasing their main guns at a later date. This was not done, and the guns were used along the "Atlantic wall", These weren't even close to "Schwerer Gustav" and "Dora" which were 31" railway guns that shot a 7.8 ton (7,100kg) shell almost 23 miles, and as far as bore goes those weren't as big as the 36" mortars "Little David" & "Mallet's" built in the US & UK
TheNaughtiusmaximus 6 months ago
the shortest distance from kristiansand to denmark is about 65 miles so he was wrong.
kevinbtwagner 6 months ago
1,550 mile range, 1000 pounds of explosives and ability to carry nuclear warhead... (Its called a Tomahawk cruise missile!)
Skoomajunkie1 6 months ago 19
@Skoomajunkie1 try reading a little closer next time, albeit he's wrong, the description says second biggest "cannon" last time i checked a Tomahawk wasn't a cannon
spaceman287 6 months ago
@spaceman287 I was aware that a Tomahawk was not a cannon, I was just pointing out the uselessness of a large cannon firing un-guided high caliber rounds in comparison to a GPS guided cruise missile that can follow waypoints and even maintain a holding pattern if the target needs re-verified. My father worked on the Tomahawk program, im not talkin out of my ass buddy. =)
Skoomajunkie1 6 months ago
@Skoomajunkie1 that wouldnt be a gun then would it?
caliimport81 5 months ago
@Skoomajunkie1 It's called american junk and is very likely to malfunction on you.
NiamOfAsuras 5 months ago
@NiamOfAsuras Dont mean to start a pointless youtube quarrel, but i'd have to disagree with you. Since so much work is put into the integrated flight logistics, due to the fact that the tomahawk is such a large staple of American firepower. The tomahawk has an extremely low failure rate (typically never). Oh, btw, my tomahawk comment was definitely NOT intended to insult Norways military prowess, i personally think this cannon is really cool. =]
Skoomajunkie1 5 months ago
@NiamOfAsuras Virtually everything about you was invented of at least we had a superabundant factor in it's final usable design. The computer and Internet you use to express your half-baked ideas and the freedom to do it all originated with us. The only times we fail are the times our government sticks it's fingers in business it knows nothing of. The federal government, using insane policies it copied from the commies in the 1930's legalized union extortion that's destroyed many quality goods.
tomintroy 5 months ago
@tomintroy I'm simply talking about how american engineered products have a tendency to malfunction and eventually break, like the cars that the united states produces, and the less known F-22 raptor, which requires a 30 hour maintainance after a 1 hour flight, and has a Radio-absorbant paint that cannot resist paint.
NiamOfAsuras 5 months ago
Lol fail, cannot resist rain.
NiamOfAsuras 5 months ago
@Skoomajunkie1 that would not be a cannon...?
XaustinXpX 5 months ago
@Skoomajunkie1 I agree with ya . All the way TOMAHAWK i've witnessed their work DESERT STORM 91. ya cant bruise the CRUISE!!! with all the onboard self guidance computer systems this bitch can skim the waves go contour with the terra firma turn corners and stop at a fuckin red light and fry your ass...
MrRichardfortune 5 months ago
@Skoomajunkie1
U cant tell about missles in this thread. Its about Cannons, thats quite different.
It's like :
"World fastes Motobike 250mp/h"
"mimimi this car got 510mp/h mimimi"
JLWoelf 5 months ago
@JLWoelf lol dude, as i previously stated, i was just pointing out that though really epic, a huge cannon isnt worth much compared to a cruise missle that has further range an better payload. I still appreciate the awesomness of large caliber (understatement) cannons, and am thankful to uploaders and commenters for posting. ^-^
Skoomajunkie1 5 months ago 2
@Skoomajunkie1 This dont even work...
Robinsjem 3 months ago
@Robinsjem The cannon works perfectly with the original machinery and equipment. Can be seen on several videos here at youtube. :-)
332andersen 3 months ago
@Robinsjem The cannon is fully functional with the original equipment and machinery. Can be seen on several videos here at yoube. Search for "Batterie Vara" or "kanonmuseet Møvik"
332andersen 3 months ago
@332andersen It's good that they're preserving things like this, then. Reminders of the past, and fascinating feats of engineering, it would be a pity if they didn't.
IexoPeoa 5 days ago
@Skoomajunkie1 Actucally the only thing a TLAM has is range. Modern heavy cannon could fire a atleast 3 rounds per minute with each round weighing in at around 1,700-2,000lbs Most of that HE. Add to that Modern guided weapons technology currently employed by guns from 155mm artillery, 5in naval guns and others as well as the 6.1in AGS system and they are every bit as acurate as a missile.
They are also cheaper and can be fired many times. Even a DDG-51 only has a dozen or so Cr missiles.
valcan321 3 months ago
@Skoomajunkie1
it's alot easier to shoot down a cruise missile then a cannon projectile ^.^
EriksenMister 2 months ago
@Skoomajunkie1 yea.... its not a gun... is it?
DonLollio 4 months ago
@DonLollio No, i know. I've said that many times. I dont mean to get testy, its just getting annoying. I just think a giant cannon is redundant in comparison.
Skoomajunkie1 4 months ago
@Skoomajunkie1 I recall that being a missle dumbshit,
Also ever heard of the Carl Gustav 800mm that made the tomhawk look like a bitch?
DarkEmperorRay13 4 months ago
@DarkEmperorRay13 Ok pal, for the um-teenth time, I know, I've grown up around Tomahawks my entire life, (my parents worked for MD) i was saying that a giant cannon is redundant on the modern battlefield. And it sounds as if you've learned of the 800mm less than 5 minutes ago, because its still like comparing a sledgehammer to an M82A2. Have a nice day!
Skoomajunkie1 4 months ago
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@DarkEmperorRay13 PS; I even stated, in my initial comment:"..Tomahawk CRUISE MISSILE"!!! Why must people insist on trying so hard to correct someone online?! Its like your going out of your way to be an idiot!
Read this in consecutive order people: My comment: "(Its called a Tomahawk cruise missile!)" DarkEmperorRay13's response::"I recall that being a missle dumbshit" Who sounds more stupiderer? :P
Skoomajunkie1 4 months ago
could u telled me wat u se in choosing this music...?
Viewindo 6 months ago
hahhaa, modern katshusa has range ove 40km, and with better fuel and bogger tanks, wich means less explosive even 60 km, they used em aigainst Georgia. xD 16 miles, lol, thats a joke plus katsusha is mobile xD
ambasrb 6 months ago
you call it biggest cannon? oh yea Denmark, defeat in 6 hours, there you have: /watch?v=uplMgB3tnXE&feature=related
XerxesPL 6 months ago
Now we have Inter continental ballistic missiles.
karthikbans 6 months ago
I wonder why the title says "world's biggest cannon" and then it's the second biggest... Jackass.
sunstarfire 6 months ago
Ahh, the Dora's was much bigger. This one was 17 inch. The Dora's was about 31 inches. And it was used in Stalingrad. And the USS Iowa was (and is) 19 inches also known as the worlds biggest battleship (Except when against the IJN Yamato). Also, the Little David mortar was 914mm (about 3 feet)!
But great cannon, sorry to say, it isn't the biggest , but I'm pretty sure you knew that anyways :D
Have a great day!
AceofWWII 6 months ago
@AceofWWII The Iowa's had 16 inch guns. The Yamato had the biggest Naval guns at 18 inches. Otherwise you are dead on.
Elthenar 6 months ago
@Elthenar
Yeah, I was kinda doing some estimating there, should have done some research on the Yamato and Iowa
AceofWWII 6 months ago
@Elthenar - actually, the US produced 20-inch Dahlgren guns for the later "twin turret" monitors - nothing like the later guns in terms of firepower, due to the technology of the times, but definitely larger bore
TheNaughtiusmaximus 6 months ago
@TheNaughtiusmaximus I could be wrong, but I thought none of those monitors with the 20 inch guns ever got finished.
Elthenar 6 months ago
@Elthenar you are correct - the USS Puritan was to have mounted four 20" guns, but was cancelled during construction because the war's outcome was no longer in doubt... the guns were cast first, and were placed around Washington DC for coast defense, and retired shortly afterward... still they were "naval" guns since they were designed as such, no?
TheNaughtiusmaximus 6 months ago
@TheNaughtiusmaximus Well, to me a gun is a gun. But for my above comment I was just talking about weapons actually mounted on a ship.
Elthenar 6 months ago
In Poland was bigger.
Bartoszlok 6 months ago
Biggest Cannon ??? it is a a Toy !!!
The Bullet from "Dora" is bigger as this Cannon !
Dora :
Cal 800mm (80cm)
Range 47 km
Bullet weight 5t (10´000 pound !!)
Made in Germany
Andreas861993 7 months ago
@Andreas861993 No one cares about Germany the U.S. would woop your guys' ass. Go back to Hitler and cry to him now.
thetotalowner 6 months ago
@thetotalowner that Russians kick Nazi ass, over 70% of their army, oh yea i forgot, american "freedom" - take most teritories before Stalin do that
XerxesPL 6 months ago
@XerxesPL the Russians killed a lot of germans without firing a shot... they just stepped backwards and let the cold kill them,, excellent strategy.
Me102288 6 months ago
@Me102288 while like 1/3rd or soemthing of all the people who died in WW2 where russians... so it kinda paid off didnt it?
Metalbirne 5 months ago
the Iowa class BB (Iowa New Jersey Missouri and Wisconsin) had 16 inch 50 caliber mountings...guns... not cannins
elmo01aa 7 months ago
the 800mm german artillery fired 7 ton rounds over 45 kilometers
BigMek456 7 months ago
this is at duxford museum now ive seen it.
MultiNerfer123 7 months ago
@MultiNerfer123 I know which one you're talking about, I've seen it there too. It's right next to the V1 ramp outside. The plaque says that it was once part of the costal defences of Gibraltar, so it's probably not this one.
hipcat13 7 months ago
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOB ^^
Germans have Better and biggger Canons and PENIS XDDD
TheAnatomica 7 months ago
@TheAnatomica and yet they still lost the war XD
darktrooper4 7 months ago
also soweit ich weiss schiesst die panzerhaubitze 2000 ca 40 km weit mit der entsprechenden munition sogar bis 50 km
Aschenmoorgauner 7 months ago
The WWII German 800mm canon fired huge shells 30 miles in Italy.
duffh 7 months ago
Funny thing is that the Navy already has a gun project that puts even the Nazi's ideas to shame, though they had a flak idea for it.
MrTommyp56 7 months ago
The 17 inch cannins on the USS Missouri routinely fired 1000 pound projectiles over 25 miles.
Morrigan070671 7 months ago 21
@Morrigan070671 Actually, The Missouri fired 16 inch shells, weighing 2,700 lb with a range of 28 miles.
gareebee 7 months ago
@gareebee I stand corrected. You are right. That's plenty further than this cannon does, hey?
Morrigan070671 7 months ago
@gareebee And the Japanese had 18 inch guns that fired shells more than 25 miles.
The German land rail 800mm guns = 31.5 inches. The heavy shells packed a lot of boom.
duffh 7 months ago
@Morrigan070671 /wiki/38_cm_SK_C/34_naval_gun
add this to the end of a wikipedia link. It will link you this gun, the so called "Batterie Vara". They list effective range at 22.1miles with 1800lb projectiles. The 1000lb projectile had an effective range of almost 35 miles.
SutlinHE 7 months ago
@Morrigan070671 you mean 16inch guns and Yamato was bigger yet with 18ich guns. their range was 26.1 miles. with up to 3000lbs round for anti air craft.
starknight97 7 months ago
@Morrigan070671 id hate to be the guy havin to load shells into tht thing
TEAMREAPERAIRSOFT 6 months ago
@Morrigan070671 Cannins...you mean rabbits?
MB280E 6 months ago
@Morrigan070671 the Gustav-Dora shot 800mm shells over 48 km.
carbon0HUN 6 months ago
@Morrigan070671
16 inch ?
MrIpazza 6 months ago
@Morrigan070671 The IOWA class (IOWA, MISSOURI, NEW JERSEY, WISCONSIN) is equipped with Mark 7 Lightweight 16" naval rifles that fire 2700 lb (AP) shells to a nominal range of 23+ miles with accuracy. These guns are considered the finest artillery yet devised. USS IOWA holds the record for accuracy and distance at 27 miles...
iowa61 6 months ago
@Morrigan070671 The main artillery battery on the iowa class battleships, were 16 inch naval guns :)
brincht 5 months ago
@Morrigan070671 wow ur an idiot they werent even 17 inch howitzers they were 16, and the shells were1600 pds.
dude13302 5 months ago
@Morrigan070671 the guns on the USS Missouri are 16" guns that fire a 2700 pound projectile. If you are going to to state facts, you should have the right info.
sharpsniper92 5 months ago
@Morrigan070671 and the 31 inch german siege gun schwerer gustav fired shells weighing 7 tonnes over 26 miles.. and that wasn't even a naval gun
5seba56 5 months ago
@Morrigan070671 its 16 inch
sashko60 5 months ago
@Morrigan070671 16 inch numb nuts
ELEMENTSFAN666 5 months ago
@Morrigan070671 The USS Missouri had 16 in main guns, not 17 inch, but you have the maximum range right on the money, as we say in the USA. And the projectiles weight varied, heaviest being 3300 armor-piercing, high explosive. The 16 inch gun was also used in most coastal defense emplacements on both east, and west coast of mainland USA, as well as Hawaii, and Alaska.
greywolf45 5 months ago
@Morrigan070671
SNORT! It fired 16" shells. Way to go sailor, you sure know your history. And your spelling is stellar.
Stubbee 5 months ago
if you think that this is the biggest gun ever check out wehrmachts ww2 dora railgun it could fire from 23miles away and hit its target perfectly as it had no recoil 800mm gun awesome
djkapalof 7 months ago
1000 cm gun, used by the Iraqi military!
peterhawkfan 7 months ago
@peterhawkfan there is no 1000cm gun ever used or designed u must be talking about the1000mm project Babylon super-gun and it was never completed
atomic8bombheadshot 7 months ago
@atomic8bombheadshot
incorrect in ww2 was build the V3 "Englandkanone" it is the mother of the bablyon gun it had 25 barrels and was the first gun with arrow bullets and in the ardennen the german used this gun too with only one barrel.
N08TankerSoS 7 months ago