The picture shows the little David during transportation.
As we all know, many weird weapons were born in the history of human warfare. Some of these weapons are products of the times and have played a certain role on the battlefield. Some of them have not had time to be on the battlefield after they were created. , Life flies quite awkward. Among them, the little David mortar developed by the United States counts as one. Little David’s official name is Litor Govett Mortar. Unlike most people’s understanding of mortars, Little David is a mortar that specializes in fortresses. Therefore, he has a large caliber of 914 mm and the weight of the shell. It reached 1,700 kilograms.
The picture shows a corner of the Siegfried line of defense
, but David did not have the right time and had a very uncomfortable life. Little David was created for a very simple purpose, that is, to attack the Ziegfried line of defense occupied by the Germans. The 1,700 kg projectile can easily break through the defense of the fortress, and the crater produced by the explosion is as big as a fish pond. However, there is a problem with little David that it is not easy to move. A mortar capable of firing 1,700 kilograms of projectiles only weighs 72 tons on the mount and 6.5 tons on the barrel. With the various options, David’s weight is expected to exceed 100 tons. According to statistics, little David’s barrel can fit several adults.
Little David, no matter how fast he runs, can’t be as heavy as the American Sherman
. It has almost no practical significance. However, in order to prevent the efforts from going to waste, the Americans decided to put the little David. Shipped to Europe for combat. According to design requirements, Little David must be able to maneuver through roads and railways, and be installed quickly, but in fact, Little David is inconvenient. The over-precision design and huge physique make Little David unable to keep up with the Allied armor. The pace of the troops. So on the European battlefield, such a situation occurred. As soon as Little David arrived at the position, the Allied forces in front had torn the line of defense and continued to advance. The war on the European battlefield was over before little David could exert his power.
The Pacific War was the most difficult and bloody war in World War II.
In this case, the Americans did not give up, they traveled far and wide to transport David from Europe to the Pacific battlefield. On the Pacific battlefield, the U.S. military was devastated by the Japanese who excavated on the island. These Japanese soldiers almost turned the island into a steel fortress, and they were able to fight back even after a naval bombardment, so little David should be able to play a role here. However, the Americans still did not let Little David play a role. Two atomic bombs fell on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, directly causing Japan to surrender. Little David, who arrived in the Pacific, still did not come in handy.
The picture shows the B-4 howitzer
, known as "Stalin's Iron Fist," was originally born to attack the fortress. After emergency design and production, it came out, but it didn't come in for any actual use. I have to say it was it. Sorrow. The reason is nothing more than the changing mode of war. During World War II, mechanized group operations have become popular, and strong defense lines cannot withstand these flexible steel torrents. In addition, air-to-ground support has also rewritten war, and the fortress is no longer strong. In addition, the United States and the Soviet Union have served a large number of 155mm, 152mm and even 203mm heavy artillery in the war, and their attack on the enemy is no less than that of David.
The picture shows the little David
parked in the museum. However, little David created a record of war history, that is, he was retired without a shot during his entire service life, and he is currently the heaviest in the world. The largest mortar. Now, David is placed in the Aberdeen Army Ordnance Museum in Maryland, USA. The records created by David and his tossing around on the battlefield of World War II are enough to make it a legend.
