Paris Gun
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The Paris Gun was a long-range German artillery piece used in World War I to bombard Paris from unprecedented distances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paris Gun canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German military equipment
ⓘ
artillery piece ⓘ super-heavy artillery ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Big Bertha howitzer
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaiser Wilhelm Geschütz
|
| barrelLength | about 34 m ⓘ |
| barrelLengthInCalibers | about 130 calibers ⓘ |
| barrelLife | about 65 to 80 rounds ⓘ |
| barrelWearIssue | bore diameter increased with each shot ⓘ |
| bombardmentLocation |
Grand Paris urban area
ⓘ
surface form:
Paris metropolitan area
Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| caliber | 210 mm ⓘ |
| caliberAfterRifingWear | 238 mm ⓘ |
| camouflage | heavily concealed positions ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| counteredBy | Allied air reconnaissance ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | German Empire ⓘ |
| crewSize | large specialized crew ⓘ |
| designedFor | long-range bombardment ⓘ |
| developmentReason | to strike Paris from behind German lines ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| estimatedCasualties | hundreds of civilians killed and wounded ⓘ |
| firingPlatform |
concrete emplacement
ⓘ
railway mounting ⓘ |
| firingRate | about 20 rounds per day per gun at most ⓘ |
| firstUseDate | 1918-03-23 ⓘ |
| inspired | concepts for V-3 cannon ⓘ |
| lastUseYear | 1918 ⓘ |
| legacy | precursor to later long-range guns ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Krupp (company)
ⓘ
surface form:
Krupp
|
| maximumRange |
about 130 km
ⓘ
over 120 km ⓘ |
| muzzleVelocity | about 1600 m/s ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Paris ⓘ |
| notableFor | unprecedented range for its time ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | several units ⓘ |
| operator |
Austro-Hungarian Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaiserliche Armee
|
| primaryTarget | Paris ⓘ |
| projectileApogee |
about 40 km altitude
ⓘ
stratosphere ⓘ |
| psychologicalEffect | terror among Parisian population ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1918 ⓘ |
| shellNumbering | shells were numbered and matched to barrel wear ⓘ |
| shellType | high-explosive shell ⓘ |
| shellWeight | about 106 kg ⓘ |
| status | no surviving original gun ⓘ |
| strategicEffect | limited military impact ⓘ |
| usedBy | German Army ⓘ |
| usedIn | Western Front ⓘ |
| weight | about 256 tonnes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Krupp