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Soviet Kondensator 406mm self-propelled artillery on parade, 1957? (lemmy.world)

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[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

No. built 1 prototype + 4 serial production

Rate of fire 1 round per 5 minutes

Not very scary. It's a parade float.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2A3_Kondensator_2P

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago

But it is a ridiculous monster, and for that alone, I love it.

[–] ChocoboRocket@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Shagohod prototype confirmed

[–] Rotten_potato@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well, it's intended for nukes. 1 every 5 minutes ought to do the job.

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah but you're forgetting counter battery fire. It only drives 19 mph. With nuclear artillery on both sides shooting it would be suicide. It's a pretty stupid weapon.