How Big Guns Changed War Forever

The United States' 280mm Howitzer, Atomic Annie, was first tested at the Nevada test site on May 25, 1953. It fired a 365kg fission warhead 10,000 meters, and it detonated 160 meters above the ground. The Soviet Union also had a stockpile of atomic warheads. Both countries have since decommissioned these tactical weapons systems. Artillery itself has a long and distinguished history going back to through time to the dawn of gunpowder. In fact, the first recorded use of canons in battle was way back in 1132, in China. Chapters: 00:00 "Atomic Annie" The U.S. Nuclear Cannon 00:57 The First Recorded Use of Cannons in Battle 02:22 Mortar, Howitzer, & Gun: The 3 Main Types 03:37 How Mortars Dominated Early Siege Warfare 05:44 WWI Trench Warfare: The Stokes Mortar 08:41 The Biggest Mortars Ever Built 09:46 How Mortars Deployed Poison Gas in WWI 10:54 How Early Cannons Ended Castle Sieges 12:34 John Ziska’s Innovative Wagon Fort Strategy 13:43 New Tactics: Combining Cannons with Infantry 15:04 The Strange Cannon Names of the 16th Century 16:02 How Naval Cannons Ruled the Seas 17:17 Defeating the Spanish Armada with Cannons 18:13 Nelson's Tactical Victory at Trafalgar 19:32 When Elephants Faced Cannons at Panipat 20:34 How Napoleon Standardized His Artillery 21:23 The Revolution of Breech-Loading & Rifled Cannons 22:42 The Decisive Role of Artillery in the Civil War 23:44 The French 75: The First Modern Field Gun 25:14 The Brutal Artillery Barrages of World War I 26:36 WW1 Artillery Tactics: Success vs Failure 28:18 WWII Monster Guns: The German Railway Cannons 29:35 WWII Blitzkrieg and the Need for Mobility 31:04 Key Artillery Pieces of World War II 32:01 Finland vs The Soviet Union: An Epic Artillery Duel 32:43 Artillery Barrage Tactics Explained 34:24 The Rise of Self-Propelled Guns 36:24 "Screaming Mimie" The First Rocket Artillery 37:13 Germany's Famous 88 Flak Gun 39:21 The Evolution of the Tank Destroyer 41:07 German vs American Tank Killers of WWII 43:34 Artillery Tactics in Korea and Vietnam 44:56 AC-130 Gunship: The Flying Cannon 45:33 Post-War Howitzers: From Paladin to the M110 47:21 The Future of War: Rocket Artillery and Stealth 48:47 The Final Revolution: GPS and Laser-Guided Shells #weaponsystems #history #war Subscribe for more content ‪@PlanesTrainsTV‬