Great project for...

anyone brave enough or stupid enough to try it. The sheer size makes it intimidating and you have to be stupid to go for 100% accuracy (most photos are very dark, obscuring detail). I happened upon it while searching for original pictures of the Morser Karl Gerat 40. May I present...


The largest gun ever built.
The 80cm Schewerer Gustav

Like the Morser Karl, it was developed for use against the Maginot Line but was not yet complete when the German Army bypassed the Line. Upon completion, several other targets were considered including Gibralter. When Germany attacked Sevastopol, the Gustav finally saw action. On June 5, 1942, the Gustav fired its first 11 shots in anger; five destroying the coastal guns and six destroying Fort Stalin. The next day, it fired seven shells on Fort Molotov. It then fired 9 more into the sea to destroy the ammunition magazine of Fort White Cliffs. On June 7, seven more shells were fired on Sudwestspitze. The gun was not fired again until June 11, when 5 shells were fired upon Fort Siberia. The gun fired its last shots in anger on June 17, when it destroyed Fort Maxim Gorki and its coastal battery with its last 5 shells.