On June 22, 1941, Germany unilaterally tore up the non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union and adopted a surprise attack tactic, which caught the Soviet army by surprise and could only resist in defeat along the way.
Until the summer of 1942, Soviet troops retreated to the east bank of the Don River and deployed at a strategic location in the southern part of the Crimean peninsula. Bordered by Moscow to the north and the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea to the south, Sevastopol has an extremely important strategic position, and if it is lost, the entire situation of the Soviet Union will face a serious threat.
To this end, the Soviets mobilized 100,000 troops by sea and land, strengthened fortifications, and stored a large amount of ammunition in underground storage. However, on the day of June 5th, there was a sudden violent incident at the underground ammunition depot, so what caused the instant destruction of this fortified fortress?
The strategic location of Sevastopol has a thousand-year-old history and has been carefully built and fortified by many generations of people. Its surface is covered with thick reinforced concrete, and the news of this caused a global shock.
Speculation abounded about the bombing of the ammunition depot in Sevastopol, however, during the bombardment of the day, the fortified fortress was reduced to rubble by only 6 shells, which was unheard of.
Thus, the war changed the way people think about the security of building defenses and ammunition depots.
Germany, a country with deep national pride, is setting its sights on France, the largest country in Western Europe. However, the biggest challenge to attack France was the Maginot Line.
The Maginot Line cost 5 billion francs and took 12 years to be completed. In charge of this task was the famous Krupp Arsenal, and the Krupp family conducted an in-depth study of the existing ** in the world, believing that only a heavy giant cannon of 700 mm caliber could break through the Maginot Line.
Therefore, the Führer gave the order to build the world's largest cannon, and the Krupp family took over the task. In the spring of 1942, the Krupp Arsenal succeeded in creating the "Gustav Cannon", which was named after its prefix.
The Gustav cannon, which had been surrendered by the enemy when it was built, became the largest cannon ever built after Germany's greatest enemy became the Soviet Union, weighing 1,344 tons, reaching a height of four floors, 6 meters wide and 43 meters long.
It was designed to penetrate one meter of steel, seven meters of concrete, and thirty meters of soil, and it did, with a gun range of up to 47 kilometers.
In the Battle of Sevastopol, Gustav's cannon fired 300 shells, inflicting great damage on the Soviet defenders and fortifications. However, it is too large to move, which has become a problem that cannot be ignored.
The shortcomings of the Gustav cannon are numerous. Its massive body not only required special vehicles for loading, but also required constant vigilance for air strikes by the Soviet Air Force during movement.
As a result, the Germans had to be equipped with chemical corps to protect this powerful heavy artillery. Despite its lethality, the storage and transportation of its propulsion fuel still presents many challenges.
Giants, such as the Gustav cannon, are powerful, but they often don't end well. Just like nuclear **, although it was developed for the purpose of deterrence, very few countries actually use it.
The Gustav cannon was used only twice, and the second time was many years ago. This not only illustrates the risk of using giant **, but also reminds us to be cautious about the development and use of **.
New copywriting: During a battle, the U.S. team captured the cannon. Nazi Germany has caused widespread public outrage in world history, and the fate of the Gustav cannon is a microcosm of Nazi Germany.
Although many so-called "black technologies" appeared in World War II, they were all thrown into the cold in the end, mainly because unjust wars could not be supported by the whole world.
Just like the fate of the atomic bomb, it only served as a deterrent, and true justice and morality cannot be achieved through **. Therefore, whether it is ** or war, it can only be recognized and respected on the basis of morality.