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~27 made; used in combat; main guns of battleships Yamato and Musashi; the largest ever ship-installed gun by caliber; none survives 457.2 BL 18 inch railway howitzer: Railway howitzer: 1920 United Kingdom: Elswick Ordnance Company: 5 made; never used in combat; one survives 457.2 BL 18 inch Mk I naval gun: Naval gun: 1916 United Kingdom
Schwerer Gustav was the largest-calibre rifled weapon ever used in combat, and in terms of weight, the heaviest mobile artillery piece ever built. It fired the heaviest shells of any artillery piece. [ 6 ]
The powder chamber itself is made from small pieces of iron hammer-welded together to make a solid wrought-iron forging. [5] Mons Meg has a diameter of 19 inches (480 mm), one of the largest ever built, [ 6 ] weighs 15,366 pounds (6,970 kg) [ 7 ] and is 13 feet (4.0 m) in length.
The Jaivana Cannon (Hindi: जयवाण) is a large 18th-century cannon preserved at Jaigarh Fort, in Rajasthan, India. At the time of its manufacture in 1720, it was the world's largest cannon on wheels of the Early Modern Era .
World War I also marked the use of the Paris Gun, the longest-ranged gun ever fired. This 200 mm (8 in) caliber gun was used by the Germans to bombard Paris, and was capable of hitting targets more than 122 km (76 mi) away. [151] Royal Artillery howitzers at the Battle of the Somme. The Second World War sparked new developments in cannon ...
12 cm/12 short naval gun Japan: World War II 120 mm (4.7 in) Type 3 120 mm 45 caliber naval gun Japan: World War I - World War II 120 mm (4.7 in) 12 cm/45 10th Year Type naval gun Japan: World War II 120 mm (4.7 in) 12 cm 11th Year Type naval gun Japan: World War II 120 mm (4.7 in) BL 4.7 inch /45 naval gun Mk I, Mk II 45-caliber
Largest cannon may refer to: List of the largest cannon by caliber, a list of the largest cannon throughout history; The largest individual cannon:
The Basilic, [1] or The Ottoman Cannon was a very large-calibre cannon designed by Orban, a cannon engineer, Saruca Usta and architect Muslihiddin Usta at a time when cannons were still new. It is one of the largest cannons ever built. [2] The cannon was first offered to Constantine XI, who turned it down due to the cost of its construction. [3]