Like so many of the Nazis’ weapon designs, the Gustav gun was fantastically expensive and completely impractical.

The Schwerer Gustav was more than a gun—it was a symbol of Nazi ambition. Weighing 1,350 tons and stretching 155 feet, this rail supergun could penetrate layers of concrete and steel.

There are guns, there are really big guns, and then there's the Schwerer Gustav. Before we dive into the specifics of this bigger-than-life gun, we need to know why Hitler wanted it built.

The Schwerer Gustav was transportable only by rail and had to be driven to battlefields where it was needed along two railway tracks that ran in parallel. Although the gun’s elevation could be ...

Dubbed "Miracle weapon" by the Germans, the Schwerer Gustav railway gun was the largest artillery piece that was deployed in World War Two. From the ground, the gun looked like a four-storey ...