2007-05-06 09:27:52 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Probably the super cannons Saddam was building.. it was 260 meters long with a barrel 1000 millimeters in diameter.
Of course it wouldn't have been a overly effective weapon, as it would have taken about a day to load, couldn't be moved and would be easy to find and destroy.
2007-05-06 09:36:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
"Tsar Pushka (ЦаÑÑ-пÑÑка in Russian, literally "Tsar-cannon") is a huge cannon, commissioned in 1586 by Russian Tsar Feodor, son of Ivan the Fourth. The cannon weighs nearly 38 tonnes and has a length of 5.34 metres (17.5 feet), a caliber of 890 mm (35 inches), and an external diameter of 1200 mm (41 inches)."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czar_cannon
That thing was intended to fire 2-ton cannonballs.
As a practical matter, the Germans successfully employed 800mm pieces in the Battle of Stalingrad.
2007-05-06 09:47:54 · answer #2 · answered by Nat 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Probably the German railroad guns that could shell Britan from France. Those guns were quicky destroyed though.
2007-05-06 09:46:17 · answer #3 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Dardanelles Gun is the largest ever used in warfare.
2007-05-06 09:47:08 · answer #4 · answered by Its Hero Dictatorship 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋