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The Iowa-class battleships fired a 16-inch gun that hit almost as hard as Japan’s 18-inch Yamato guns, at three-quarters the weight. Here’s what actually made it the be…

The Iowa-class battleships carried nine 16-inch guns, outmatched by the 18.1-inch monsters on Japan's Yamato, the largest ...
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This was the biggest gun in history - and it fired 7-ton shells across 24 miles

Schwerer Gustav was the largest artillery weapon ever built. Designed by Nazi Germany to smash the seemingly impregnable Maginot Line, this colossal 80 cm railway gun fired 7-ton shells over 24 miles ...