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Think Shinra Inc. invented the Mako Cannon? The Nazis did it first... (x-post from r/historyporn) (i.imgur.com)

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[–]QualityEnforcer 26 points27 points ago

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[–]AKJ90 2 points3 points ago

Noob bot, check out this CSI Enhanced version that I made. Oh yeah! (Also thanks.)

[–]DelicateSteve 2 points3 points ago

Yeah, in your stupid face, robot!

[–]Chalureel 7 points8 points ago

So you know, it is the 80cm 'Shwere Gustav' railroad cannon. I think the number of people needed to operate the damn thing was a full battalion of men.

[–]pidu 2 points3 points ago

"Schwerer Gustav"... which means "heavy Gustav".

Nichts zu danken.

[–]boding_bunny 0 points1 point ago

1500

[–]Tob22 8 points9 points ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwerer_Gustav

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points ago

Is this the same gun/canon that Walt tells Jesse about in season 1 of Breaking Bad?

[–]peronii 1 point2 points ago

I believe so

[–]niknarcotic 4 points5 points ago

It's been only used once in the siege of Sewastopol and the bullet hole was 32 meters deep into the ground like a well where it left a crater.

[–]SirFrownsalot 7 points8 points ago

I remember blowing that up in Commandos.

[–]SwineHerald 4 points5 points ago

I blew it up in Wolf:ET, or at least I tried to. It was not an easy map for allies to win.

[–]lindn 3 points4 points ago

The only chance you had was if they didn't defend the bunker well enough so you could sneak through there and fuck them up.

But that never happened cause bunker was easy as fuck to defend.

That map sucked.

[–]Klepto666 1 point2 points ago

The Axis has constructed a mighty iron behemoth: the massive Dora railway gun! Eighty centimetres in caliber, capable of hurling a seven ton shell thirty miles! If the Axis can fire Dora, the battlefront opposing them will crumble, and Axis dominance will be regained! To defeat the Axis dreams of domination the Allies must destroy devastating Dora, or look defeat in the face! Can the Axis load and fire Dora in spite of fierce Allied attacks? Can the desperate Allies deny the Axis victory by striking Dora dumb? Only time...will tell!

[–]flamingsnot 3 points4 points ago

Yeah, and then a commando melts it into goop with thermite.

[–]radio555 7 points8 points ago

Respect the Chemistry.

[–]Beardacus5 1 point2 points ago

Yes, science!

[–]NigelMK 1 point2 points ago

Yeah, Mr. White, yeah science!

[–]grimrecka 3 points4 points ago

A Cannon so big, that had to put it on a flippin' train

[–]asernesesealsasesos 0 points1 point ago

needed two tracks too, and a crew of hundreds!

[–]medlish 3 points4 points ago

"Don't let them fire the railgun!"

popped into my mind.

[–]Sodfarm 3 points4 points ago

Favorite level in the Darkness.

[–]SpikyCactus 2 points3 points ago

...Lost Planet 2?

[–]gingerlemon 2 points3 points ago

Shinra's cannon has a better soundtrack.

[–]Cowardd 3 points4 points ago

BIG BERTHA

[–]snuffdog 7 points8 points ago

actually, thats not the big bertha. Thats one (of two built) superheavy, 80cm calibre cannons called "schwerer Gustav" or "Dora".

[–]Kilkun 0 points1 point ago

Isn't the "Big Bertha" the nickname for the Paris Gun?

[–]snuffdog 1 point2 points ago

I could now pretend I know everything about the big bertha(s), but instead i send you this: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dicke_Bertha - all I knew was that is was a WWI mortar.

[–]Kilkun 0 points1 point ago

Okay, then yeah, it isn't the Paris gun.

[–]DrivingLeftLane 2 points3 points ago

Is there anything Germans can't do?

[–]lvl1troll 25 points26 points ago

Win

[–]lvl1troll 4 points5 points ago

Make someone laugh

[–]lvl1troll 6 points7 points ago

Create an authentic looking gangsta rap group

[–]lvl1troll 6 points7 points ago

leave a deckchair un-toweled

[–]lvl1troll 3 points4 points ago

Sound friendly

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[–]inept_adept 4 points5 points ago

Say squirrel.

[–]NigelMK 4 points5 points ago

Work inefficiently.

[–]meeva -1 points0 points ago

Now i'm self conscoius whenever i'll have to say that :(

[–]flyingflamingo 0 points1 point ago

Good thing they invaded Russia. Or else they probably would have won! Stupid Hitler.

[–]Daysleepin83 -2 points-1 points ago

That's the French.

[–]lvl1troll 0 points1 point ago

Nope they actually have the best record of any nation

[–]LongDongSchlongers -1 points0 points ago

Cook without burning.

[–]Hateblade 0 points1 point ago

We gotta save the planet!

[–]TheAdamantArchvile 1 point2 points ago

Fun Fact: The shells this used were bigger than most tanks.

[–]Revoluzzer 2 points3 points ago

14th century: siege them with dead animals.

20th century: siege them with burned out tanks.

[–]Sodfarm 0 points1 point ago

Not quite.

[–]NikolaiDimitri 0 points1 point ago

Did anybody else hear of this from breaking bad?

[–]CaretaTheSwedishBro 0 points1 point ago

Is that the train rail tank that toke 1000 men to drive unless it only was a myth/ongoing project like der ratte

[–]chazzeromus -1 points0 points ago

Veil ze canen be readee?

[–]1nfam0us 0 points1 point ago

Fun fact. They also created a gun which fired the first man made object into the stratosphere. The Paris Gun.

[–]lotsocows 0 points1 point ago

Germans had them over 20 years earlier in 1918 as well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_gun

[–]VerdugoS3 1 point2 points ago

That reminds me of the Uber Tank in Toy Soldiers.

[–]ducks4lif3 0 points1 point ago

thanks for that info... um... is you name seriously chainsaw_gutfuck?

[–]LgnTss 0 points1 point ago

While I was marvelling at the cannon, my peripheral vision totally thought one of the guys was holding a red dixie cup.

[–]Lyianx 0 points1 point ago

Its big, but Atomic Annie is more deadly.

[–]shake42 0 points1 point ago

Reminds me of this from a game called Chromehounds.

[–]Scrial 0 points1 point ago

Here is a video of it being loaded and fired.
Also there were plans to mount it on Tracks, this project was called "P1500 Ratte" and would have weighted 1500 Tons.

[–]Emophia 0 points1 point ago

How the fuck do you lose a war when you have that monstrosity at your side?

[–]V2Blast[M] 0 points1 point ago

"Related" means that posts must contain gaming-related content in the link/post body, not just a "forced" connection via the title or a caption added to the content.

[–]Pylons -1 points0 points ago

"Related" means that posts must contain gaming-related content in the link/post body, not just a "forced" connection via the title or a caption added to the content.

[–]Space_Masters 2 points3 points ago

Wait till reddit figures out that most video game bad guys are based on Nazis.

[–]V2Blast[M] 0 points1 point ago

Correct.

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