21cm / 24cm Paris-Geschutz (Paris Gun)

History

The "Paris Cannon" was one of several German "cannons" during World War I. It was originally a 380 mm (38 cm SK L/45 "Max") barrel for the "Long Max" series railway guns developed by the famous Krupp company, although now the assembly has been lengthened and the barrel is lined with Produce longer range, smaller 210 caliber weapons. The 69-foot barrel and intricate mounting hardware were mounted on a specially configured train car, and its crew consisted of 80 specialists and assistants - from the German Navy, as the gun was navy.

However, with the arrival of the Paris artillery, the Germans created a weapon that could throw artificial projectiles into the stratosphere - as high as 26 miles - the first such act in space travel.

As the name suggests, this weapon was developed for the sole purpose of attacking Paris at long distances and proving that its citizens were not immune to fighting on the Western Front. In this way, the weapon proved successful as a psychological terror weapon, but it was largely inaccurate, prone to technical problems, and resource-intensive, resulting in limited results.

In this way, the Paris artillery failed somewhat as a real battlefield artillery.

The Paris Cannon used a powerful 234-pound shell with a range of up to 81 miles. In German-controlled French territory, the gun could be aimed at Paris, about 75 miles away. On March 21, 1918, it went to war in anger against the city and continued its terror operation in August of the same year, retreating amid the Allied advance. During its operation, it successfully fired at least 320 shells, killing 250 Persians and wounding another 620 citizens, while being responsible for the heavy damage caused by 210 shells.

The gun was usually deployed with a string of standard German guns to protect its position from Allied reconnaissance and ground reconnaissance aircraft. As such, its true location hinted at the Allies for a while.

Its projectiles were initially thought to have come from passing German bombers or zeppelins, until the fragments were examined more closely and revealed the true origin of the artillery.

Krupp made seven 210mm barrels for the Paris artillery program, as breakage and wear were always a problem when dealing with such forces. The retreating Germans then opted to destroy the weapon outright, lest it fall into enemy hands - even its design plans did not survive the battle.

The reign of terror in Paris brought about by the German "Paris Gun" ended.

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