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The Vortex Gun was truly a wonder weapon. It was
designed to be fired and create a strong air current in the form of a
tornado to knock enemy aircraft out of the sky. During tests it worked
pretty well. |
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The Wind Cannon was another German attempt to use
compressed and high-velocity air to knock enemy aircraft out of the
sky. The device was actually installed on a bridge and ready for
combat use. |
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The Sound Cannon was no less fantastic than the Vortex
Gun. It was designed to produce a series of sound waves so powerful
that enemy soldiers would be neutralized or even killed without firing
a shot. |
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Inspired by Archimedes' idea of using the sun's ray as
a weapon, the Germans designers thought of making a Sun Cannon that
would simply melt enemy aircraft from the sky. |
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The Electric Gun was an anti-aircraft gun that used
electricity to fire its shells. Another novel German idea that was
actually practically tested but found to be unrealistic. |
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The "Anzio Annie" was the most famous railway gun
deployed against the Allies. It was installed and used in Italy
against the Allied troops in Anzio Beachhead some 30 miles away. |
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The Peenem�nde Arrow Shells were developed and
researched by the aeronautic laboratories at Peenem�nde. The project
was a different version of the type of railway guns to which the Anzio
Annie belonged. |
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Officially named "High Pressure Pump," the V-3 was the
third of Hitler's vengeance weapons. It was an extremely large gun
located near the French Channel Coast and designed to fire shells
into the Greater London area. |