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Found this Video of the rail gun GUSTAV


I've seen photos of it...didn't realize the Germans actually used this Monstrosity


ALPHA

Although it runs on rails, it would certainly make for an interesting 1/16 working model.

HMMMMMMMMMMM ....Took 3000nd people to set that real one up...Wonder how many it would take to set up a 1/16th ...would be cool if someone did make one....shoot out one of Tankbear's IR emitters and destroy everything around it


ALPHA

I believe GUSTAV is an old German word for
"Because We Can"!!!

HERMAN BIX wrote:I believe GUSTAV is an old German word for
"Because We Can"!!!

LOL....Guess it does lol....They are probably the only ones to successfully make a Monster gun like that...But dang....so much Material and manpower to make it work ...Cool documentation though

ALPHA

Hi Alpha, here is the original German WW2 Propaganda film showing Gustav and the Karl Gerat Mortar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzgrNWMDkhI

As impressive as these guns were, I can't help but wonder how many Panther's etc. could have been built with the resources expended on these

This guy has built a Dora in 1/16 and 1/6: http://www.vonabt.co.uk/models/Dora/DoraBuild.htm

P.S. I can't get the video to embed for some reason....

KTRob wrote:Hi Alpha, here is the original German WW2 Propaganda film showing Gustav and the Karl Gerat Mortar.



As impressive as these guns were, I can't help but wonder how many Panther's etc. could have been built with the resources expended on these

This guy has built a Dora in 1/16 and 1/6: http://www.vonabt.co.uk/models/Dora/DoraBuild.htm

P.S. I can't get the video to embed for some reason....

Yup I agree KTR... Back then...I do think the Germans had the Technology and to a certain degree the Manpower ...they just seemed to have lost track of just how much material was being used....that " strategically " could have been used in better ways Interestingly enough...that GUSTAV was built at the Early stages of their campaign against the French....Think if it were at the end ...when it was finally used against the Soviets...It may not have been created...as they had already heavily taxed their Resources to the limit


ALPHA

PS. Took the liberty of fixing your Video

It was still a massive achievement regardless of the benefit of hindsight on more sensible dispersement of resource !
I've leaned against one of the projectiles from this thing in the Imperial War Museum in London and it was humbling.
I've also seen the Saturn 5 rocket in the NASA building out of Houston and it has the same effect.
Man just wants to achieve , it's what motivates him that is really interesting.

HERMAN BIX wrote:It was still a massive achievement regardless of the benefit of hindsight on more sensible dispersement of resource !
I've leaned against one of the projectiles from this thing in the Imperial War Museum in London and it was humbling.
I've also seen the Saturn 5 rocket in the NASA building out of Houston and it has the same effect.
Man just wants to achieve , it's what motivates him that is really interesting.

HMMMMMMMMMM Have to wonder about Man's desire to achieve when thinking about the GUSTAV ....because it wasn't really to achieve something especially "good"...but something to blow a hole in the French's desire to defend their borders .."Beat the Maginot Line!!!! " Would probably be the thought in Hitler's desire for world domiation
Nothing like the Space Program...though if taken to the research of resources ....I still wonder why a hammer costs 20k...and a Screwdriver 15k


ALPHA

Isn't that thing about nine feet long in 1/16 scale? I've been toying with the idea of a short run of 1/16 railroad track in my village, maybe 100 feet of point to point or something, but I doubt I'm crazy enough to try one of these Gargantuas.