V3 Cannon

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The V-3 cannon (German Hochdruckpumpe), developed by Nazi Germany during World War II, was a long-range, multi-chamber supergun designed to bombard targets like London from northern France. Using sequential propellant charges to accelerate projectiles, it had limited operational success. Allied bombings and technical issues curtailed its deployment before full-scale use.

Röchling – German V3 Cannon Dart-Shaped Shell

Röchling shells were a type of specialized bunker-penetrating artillery projectile developed by Germany during World War II. [...]Read …

Posted April 5, 2026 (updated April 5, 2026) by Patrick

V1 Flying Bomb Ski Site – Launch and Storage Facility – Bois des Huit-Rues, Le Nieppe, France

The V1 launch location was set up in the Bois des Huit-Rues (Eng. Huit-Rues forest) just north of …

Posted April 18, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick

National Museum of Military History – NMMH – Diekirch Luxembourg

The National Museum of Military History – NMMH – in Diekirch Luxembourg is a most beautiful museum dedicated …

Posted May 20, 2022 (updated April 5, 2026) by Patrick

V3 Cannon Test Ramps at former Laatziger Ablage, Misdroy – Zalesie, Poland

The development of the V-3 weapon, was yet another Third Reich Vengeance project aiming to unleish it's reign …

Posted March 27, 2013 (updated April 5, 2026) by Pascal