The V-3 (German: Vergeltungswaffe 3, lit. 'Vengeance Weapon 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.

Jun 22, 2022 · The V-3 Cannon. The final Vengeance weapon was a secret weapon the Nazis began building, designed to destroy a war-torn London completely. To disguise what was being built, V-3 went by the code name “Hochdruckpumpe” (High-Pressure Pump) or HDP for short. But this was only a front: the V-3 was not a pump at all but rather a large-caliber cannon.

Nov 5, 2020 · Less known is the V3—which the Nazis also called the “London Cannon”—a massive, multi-charge gun designed to shoot a 215-pound shell nearly 100 miles. Adolf Hitler hoped it would blast the British capital to smithereens.

Apr 20, 2016 · With Hitler throwing everything the German military had at its disposal behind the project in mid-1943, the V-3 cannon, dubbed the “Hochdruckpumpe” or “High-Pressure Pump” during construction to hide its purpose from spies, went from the idea phase to construction almost immediately.

It wasn't a missile, but a gun. A really big gun. So large some people called it a "Super Cannon." The story of the V-3 Super Cannon actually goes back to WWI. During that war, the Germans came up with several guns that pushed cannon technology at the time to its limit.

The V-3 Hochdruckpumpe (aka HDP, 'Fleissiges Lieschen'; 'Tausend Fussler') was a supergun designed by Saar Roechling during World War II. The 140 m long cannon was capable of delivering a 140 kg shell over a 165 km range.

Nov 21, 2015 · His proposed V-3 cannon would be the biggest gun the world had seen. The V-3 was built in a truly enormous bunker buried deep in a chalk hill in northern France. Millions of tonnes of rock were...

Jan 9, 2017 · The V-3 might well have been the project of a villain in a James Bond movie: it was an impractical weapon housed in a secret underground base built at immense expense, intended to terrorize the...

Feb 28, 2024 · The V-3 cannon was a supergun designed for long-range bombardment, intended to shell London from installations in the Pas-de-Calais region of France. The project was spearheaded by German engineer August Cönders, who proposed a design that would utilise the multi-charge principle.

Nov 23, 2015 · The V-3 “supergun” was meant to win the war for Germany. In 1943, for the first time since World War II began, Hitler was on the back foot. Allied bombs were devastating German cities and the Fuhrer was rattled. His proposed V-3 …