Paris Gun Firing

The paris gun properly called the kaiser wilhelm geschutz was so named for its sole purpose of shelling paris from extreme distances starting from march 1918.

Paris gun firing. The paris gun german. The paris gun was one of germany s several big guns featured during world war 1. Beginning at 21 16 cet three suicide bombers struck outside the stade de france in saint denis during a football match. The gun was capable of firing a shell of 106 kilograms 234 lb to a range of 130 kilometers 81 mi.

The paris gun club is a members only club however leagues and special events are normally open to the public. Paris geschütz pariser kanone was the name given to a type of german long range siege gun several of which were used to bombard paris during world war i they were in service from march to august 1918. The november 2015 paris attacks were a series of co ordinated terrorist attacks that took place on 13 november 2015 in paris france and the city s northern suburb saint denis. The guns were fabricated by.

This was followed by several mass shootings and a suicide bombing at cafés and restaurants. The guns were so called because they were specially built to shell paris at a range never before attained of approximately 121 km 75 miles. 12 shooting lanes at a distance of 50. A gunman dressed in black picked off terrified diners by firing professional bursts of three or four shots as he went on the rampage through cafes and restaurants in paris last night.

As military weapons the paris guns were not a great success. The gun was capable of firing a 234 lb shell to a range of 81 miles. A behemoth the paris gun regarded by many as the ancestor to the german v3 was capable of firing shells into the stratosphere from locations as far as 131km from paris. A paris gun turntable mounting as captured by unites states forces near chateau thierry 1918 postcard.

It was originally a 380mm gun barrel 38cm sk l 45 max used on the long max series of railroad guns developed by the storied concern of krupp though the assembly now lengthened and its barrel lined to produce a longer range weapon of smaller 210 caliber.