8 Of The Largest Weapons Ever Built

These weapons might not do the most damage, but they are the largest ever made in history. These are the biggest of the big weapons. All of them pack a punch.

Schwerer Gustav – The Largest Gun Ever Built

The largest gun ever built was the “Schwerer Gustav” (English: Heavy Gustaf) built in Essen, Germany in 1941 by the firm of Friedrich Krupp A.G. Upholding a tradition of naming heavy cannon after family members, the Schwerer Gustav was named after the invalid head of the Krupp family – Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach. The strategic weapon of its day, the Schwerer Gustav was built at the direct order of Adolf Hitler for the express purpose of crushing Maginot Line forts protecting the French frontier. To accomplish this, Krupp designed a giant railway gun weighing 1344 tons with a bore diameter of 800 mm (31.5″) and served by a 500 man crew commanded by a major-general.
 

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