V-3 cannon
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v-3-cannon-177-4709112
title:
V-3 cannon
text:
The V-3 was a German World War II large-caliber gun working on the multi-charge principle whereby secondary propellant charges are fired to add velocity to a projectile. It was built in tunnels and was permanently aimed at London, England. The Germans planned to use the weapon to bombard London from two large bunkers in the Pas-de-Calais region of northern France, but they were rendered unusable by Allied bombing raids before completion. Two similar guns were used to bombard Luxembourg from Dece
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encyclopedia
description:
German World War II large-caliber artillery
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-3_cannon
date created:
2004-04-29T15:24:52Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T04:23:05Z
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