O super Obuseiro Alemão, DORA Cannon, da Segunda Guerra

Dora was the second gun to be produced for the nazi. It was deployed briefly against Stalingrad, where the gun arrived at its emplacement 15 km (9 miles) to the west of the city sometime in mid-August 1942. It was ready to fire on September 13th. However, it was quickly withdrawn when Soviet encirclement threatened; when the Germans began their long retreat they took Dora with them. Dora was broken up before the end of the war, being discovered in the west by American troops some time after the discovery of Schwerer Gustav.

General characteristics (Schwerer Gustav) * Weight of gun and mounting: 1,350 t * Length of gun: 47.3 m * Height of gun: 11.6 m * Width of gun: 7.1 m * Barrel length: 32.48 m * Propulsion 2 x Oil Electric D311 691 kW locomotives (DRG class V188) * Maximum elevation: 48° (or 65°; sources differ, may refer to different mountings) * Weight of propellant charge: 2,500 lb (1134 kg) in 3 increments * Rate of fire: 1 round every 30 to 45 minutes or typically 14 rounds a day * Accuracy: 20% (10 out of 48) of shells fell within 60 m of target point. Worst error was 1 shell landing 740 m from the target point. Assuming normal distribution, this gives a CEP of 190 m. * Crew: 250 to assemble the gun in 3 days (54 hours), 2,500 to lay track and dig embankments, which would take 3 - 6 weeks depending on the geography of the land. 2 Flak battalions to protect the gun from air attack.

Ammunition

High Explosive * Weight of projectile: 4.8 t (4,800 kg) * Muzzle velocity: 820 m/s * Maximum range: 48 km * Explosive mass: 700 kg * Crater size: 30 ft (10 m) wide 30 ft (10 m) deep.

AP Shell

The main body was made of chrome-nickel steel, fitted with an aluminium alloy ballistic nose cone. * Length of shell: 3.6 m * Weight of projectile: 7.1 t (7,100 kg) * Muzzle velocity: 720 m/s * Maximum range: 38 km * Explosive mass: 250 kg * Penetration: 264 ft (80 m) of reinforced concrete was claimed, but this seems extremely unlikely. In testing it was demonstrated to penetrate 7 metres of concrete at maximum elevation (beyond that available during combat) with a special charge.

Models * 80 cm "Schwerer Gustav" (Heavy Gustav) - Deployed in March 1942 against Sevastopol. * 80 cm "Dora" - Deployed against Stalingrad in September 1942. Possibly never fired. * 52 cm "Langer Gustav" (Long Gustav) - Started but not completed.

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[hva1967]

GREAT

[cuautlamorelos]

This gun is the Gustav 800 mm diameter

[ettoredb]

This looks like a scene from "The Great Dictator" hehehehehe

[ettoredb]

the men who are loading the cannon look like ants with a six-shooter!!!

[t3hRomol]

i would like 2 see the impact :(

[t3hRomol]

28km range and 3 rounds in a minute

[gunmetalxXx]

oooha, The biggest gun ever!!! xD

80cm!!! OMG... BUUUUUUM

[coltan12345]

its not bigger than my dick

[HELLIOGT]

where are that cannos thedora and gustav

[Yustax]

just kidding, about 20 or 28 km maximum range, more than 1500 men to loaded and about 1 month just for the deployment