The Biggest Gun Ever Built Fired 48 Shells at Sevastopol — and Barely Mattered

#ColdWar #militaryhistory #worldwar The Biggest Gun Ever Built Fired 48 Shells at Sevastopol — and Barely Mattered The Schwerer Gustav was the largest gun ever fired in anger — a 1,350-ton, 80-centimeter monster that needed thousands of men and its own railway just to shoot. At the siege of Sevastopol it fired about 48 shells. The fortress fell to infantry, ordinary artillery, and air power anyway. This is the trial of the biggest gun in history. In this video: ✅ 31.5 inches across the bore; 7-ton shells thrown ~24 miles ✅ ~4,000 men and 5 weeks to put one gun into action — to fire once an hour ✅ The one spectacular hit: the 'White Cliff' undersea magazine (and why it's contested) ✅ How Sevastopol was really taken — von Manstein, 46,000 tons of shells, and a night boat crossing ✅ The verdict: a war-winning shot, or a vanity weapon cast in steel? Get the Schwerer Gustav Quick Facts PDF: [link to site] Explore more weapon-on-trial documentaries: [playlist link] 👍 Subscribe and decide it in the comments — was Gustav worth it, and if not, whose fault was that? #SchwererGustav #Sevastopol #railwaygun #WW2 #EasternFront #militaryhistory #artillery #Krupp