Dora railway gun

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf railway gun
gptkbp:armament shells
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
gptkbp:barrelLength 32.5 meters
gptkbp:built 2 years
gptkbp:caliber 800 mm
gptkbp:conservationEfforts none
gptkbp:crewSize 250
gptkbp:culturalImpact featured in documentaries
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:defeated fortifications
high-explosive shells
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkbp:design siege warfare
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Gustav_Krupp
gptkbp:famousFor its immense size
gptkbp:fireDepartment gptkb:Sevastopol
gptkbp:firstAwarded 1941
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1942
1945
gptkbp:highestPoint 45 degrees
gptkbp:historicalContext World_War_II_artillery_development
gptkbp:historicalSignificance largest artillery piece ever used
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dora railway gun
gptkbp:influencedBy previous artillery designs
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn gptkb:Siege_of_Sevastopol
gptkbp:launched horizontal to vertical
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for future artillery systems
gptkbp:length 47 meters
gptkbp:locationType gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:maximum_speed 1 round per hour
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Schwerer_Gustav
gptkbp:notable_player electrical
gptkbp:notableFeature size and firepower
gptkbp:numberBuilt 2
gptkbp:operationalRange 40 km
gptkbp:operationalStatus inactive
transport and setup
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:Krupp
gptkbp:recoil railway tracks
gptkbp:relatedTo Gustav gun
gptkbp:retired post-war period
gptkbp:strategicGoals psychological warfare
gptkbp:targets military installations
gptkbp:track 1435 mm
gptkbp:transportation railway
1,000 tons
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:weight 7 tons
1,350 tons