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This article was edited to contain a total or partial translation of Царь-пушка from the Russian Wikipedia. Consult the history of the original page to see a list of its authors. |
Andrey Chokhov is belorussian founder.
The American ' Little David' has a slightly larger caliber.
The History of Land Warfare by Kenneth Macksey states that the cannon fires a calibre of 915 mm, back in 1502. Also it states it fired 1 ton (1017 kg) stones. John Newton 22:08, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
The article says that the cannon has never been used. It's ambiguous as to whether this means that it has never been used to defend the Kremlin, or whether it has never been fired at all. Lupine Proletariat 13:43, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
Does this video show both the tsar cannon and kolokol? [2] (at 1:20 and 2:30 respectively) -- Deglr6328 02:52, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
Technically this artillery piece is a mortar (not a howitzer as the article on cannon claims) since it`s muzzle length does not exceed ten calibers. Also, a Russian book on artillery I read printed just after WW2 states that calculations show that the piece couldn't withstand a single solid shot due to it's thin muzzle walls. Veljko Stevanovich 14. 4. 00:30 UTC+1
It appears from the picture that the piece is not secured from theft at all (probably due to its immense mass). If this is the case, it would provide an interesting anecdote in the article. I was unable to find anything confirming or refuting this. Reb42 ( talk) 02:04, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
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This article was edited to contain a total or partial translation of Царь-пушка from the Russian Wikipedia. Consult the history of the original page to see a list of its authors. |
Andrey Chokhov is belorussian founder.
The American ' Little David' has a slightly larger caliber.
The History of Land Warfare by Kenneth Macksey states that the cannon fires a calibre of 915 mm, back in 1502. Also it states it fired 1 ton (1017 kg) stones. John Newton 22:08, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
The article says that the cannon has never been used. It's ambiguous as to whether this means that it has never been used to defend the Kremlin, or whether it has never been fired at all. Lupine Proletariat 13:43, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
Does this video show both the tsar cannon and kolokol? [2] (at 1:20 and 2:30 respectively) -- Deglr6328 02:52, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
Technically this artillery piece is a mortar (not a howitzer as the article on cannon claims) since it`s muzzle length does not exceed ten calibers. Also, a Russian book on artillery I read printed just after WW2 states that calculations show that the piece couldn't withstand a single solid shot due to it's thin muzzle walls. Veljko Stevanovich 14. 4. 00:30 UTC+1
It appears from the picture that the piece is not secured from theft at all (probably due to its immense mass). If this is the case, it would provide an interesting anecdote in the article. I was unable to find anything confirming or refuting this. Reb42 ( talk) 02:04, 15 September 2008 (UTC)