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    11 months ago

    Used in WW1, a one of a kind gun (although it had different barrels installed during its life). It was designed for psychological rather than practical reasons. The payload of 211mm or later 238mm shells sound big, but their effect compared to the cost and effort of firing them wasn’t practically worthwhile.