Little David was built as a bomb throwing mortar, a test gun used in arial bomb development, as the cost of dropping so many single bombs by plane was too expensive, and consumed resources needed elsewhere. Its use as regular artillery was an afterthought.
@MrDragonator dora is 800mm this one is 916mm, dora is bigger because it was created earlier and technology wasen't as far as when this boy was build. I guess, and dora was just propaganda,
limmited acuracy? who cares when you got a 30 foot crater! Tunnel colapes would be more effective on underground fortifications than actual hits anyway!
No. The Schwerer Gustav was way more poweful than this thing. Sure it has a bigger barrel and cheaper. But not as destructive. Gustav had range, reload rate and penetration power. The idea of Gustav was to build the gun away from the enemy not get closer.
@G777GUN Yes. Because when you are attacking Japanese fortifications you need quantity rather than expensive quality. They are dug in, they aren't going anywhere. Even if you didn't penetrate you would bury then so deep they could not dig out. Special purpose quantity over general purpose quality.
And you dont think the germans thought of all this. There is a reason, getting closer to an enemy is dangerous, you want to stay away as far as possible. And accuracy and penetration is everything when it comes to fortifications with more than 15 feet of concrete walls and roof and even tunnels dug deep in mountains. Plus in the vid they are shooting soil. Thats not tough. Gustav can penetrate more than 5 meters of concrete. It could even make a larger crater.
@G777GUN your still not listening. It's a logistics problem, not an engineering problem. If you would like I have a list of suggested reading on logistics.
"Quantity over (expensive) quality." You need quality in a war. If Little Davids accuracy was bad even at short ranges then why would you want quantity of these things. Im not saying id rather have Gustav all though it would do a better job and less likly to be destroyed because it shoots long range. Gustav is expensive and long time to make but extremly destructive. Little David is cheap and can be made in large qauntity but fragile and not so affective at even short range.
@G777GUN i would still say... quantity over quality... remember wat happened on the german east front when the russian war machine grinded into gear? yep, the germans got run over by massive soviet armies ( superior in numbers )... historical proof that quantity isn't bad.. but it's based on the type of engagement to say if quantity or quality is the better choice
Little David was built as a bomb throwing mortar, a test gun used in arial bomb development, as the cost of dropping so many single bombs by plane was too expensive, and consumed resources needed elsewhere. Its use as regular artillery was an afterthought.
beardo52 4 months ago
made in america.
redreaper2020 5 months ago
Dora is bigger
MrDragonator 10 months ago
@MrDragonator dora is 800mm this one is 916mm, dora is bigger because it was created earlier and technology wasen't as far as when this boy was build. I guess, and dora was just propaganda,
SebasRabet 7 months ago
@MrDragonator DORA 800 mm l david 914mm . u fault
MrHEILDEMFUHRER1 6 months ago
Chuck Norris can duel-wield these
cuntylishus 11 months ago
That is the world's largest artillery gun..... enough to rival the Tall Boy in payload.
Karel5656 1 year ago
Big ASS kicking David to me :D
MrLomix 1 year ago
i got new footage of this big gun watch it!
7SwitzerlandAustria7 2 years ago
I got something bigger than that gun... In my pants!
JHoaxInstitute 2 years ago
holy shit...holy shit holy shit holy shit!!
That's wonderful
TylerFknMetal 2 years ago 3
OoO I want one! I want one! I know what I'm asking Santa for~
De80fender 2 years ago
holy smoke... that is the JDAM before... hehehehe
bokyo32 2 years ago
does it come in Mossy Oak Breakup to match my outfit?
STICKSnSTRINGS 3 years ago
limmited acuracy? who cares when you got a 30 foot crater! Tunnel colapes would be more effective on underground fortifications than actual hits anyway!
stefanmckinley 3 years ago 10
It was created for those damn Japanese fortifications that gave the Marines hell.
What a gun!
K1llaK0ala 2 years ago
@stefanmckinley
No. The Schwerer Gustav was way more poweful than this thing. Sure it has a bigger barrel and cheaper. But not as destructive. Gustav had range, reload rate and penetration power. The idea of Gustav was to build the gun away from the enemy not get closer.
G777GUN 1 year ago
@G777GUN Yes. Because when you are attacking Japanese fortifications you need quantity rather than expensive quality. They are dug in, they aren't going anywhere. Even if you didn't penetrate you would bury then so deep they could not dig out. Special purpose quantity over general purpose quality.
stefanmckinley 1 year ago
@stefanmckinley
And you dont think the germans thought of all this. There is a reason, getting closer to an enemy is dangerous, you want to stay away as far as possible. And accuracy and penetration is everything when it comes to fortifications with more than 15 feet of concrete walls and roof and even tunnels dug deep in mountains. Plus in the vid they are shooting soil. Thats not tough. Gustav can penetrate more than 5 meters of concrete. It could even make a larger crater.
G777GUN 1 year ago
@G777GUN your still not listening. It's a logistics problem, not an engineering problem. If you would like I have a list of suggested reading on logistics.
stefanmckinley 1 year ago
@stefanmckinley
"Quantity over (expensive) quality." You need quality in a war. If Little Davids accuracy was bad even at short ranges then why would you want quantity of these things. Im not saying id rather have Gustav all though it would do a better job and less likly to be destroyed because it shoots long range. Gustav is expensive and long time to make but extremly destructive. Little David is cheap and can be made in large qauntity but fragile and not so affective at even short range.
G777GUN 1 year ago
@G777GUN i would still say... quantity over quality... remember wat happened on the german east front when the russian war machine grinded into gear? yep, the germans got run over by massive soviet armies ( superior in numbers )... historical proof that quantity isn't bad.. but it's based on the type of engagement to say if quantity or quality is the better choice
Venatorial 1 year ago
@Venatorial
Both would be better, qaulity and qauntity.
G777GUN 1 year ago
O.0
Holy $#/%!
BlacktailFA 3 years ago
It even came in it's own box!
God bless that gun!
peepeevagi 3 years ago