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Schwerer Gustav: The Railway Gun’s Scale, Burden and Battlefield

The history of Germany’s 800-millimetre railway gun separates fortress-breaking ambitions from its use at Sevastopol, and explains why logistics matter as much as size.

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The history of Germany’s 800-millimetre railway gun separates fortress-breaking ambitions from its use at Sevastopol, and explains why logistics matter as much as size.