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No no, don't worry, THIS wunderwaffe will TOTALLY win us the war (media.piefed.social)
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[โ€“] PugJesus@piefed.social 52 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Explanation: In WW2, Nazi Germany had a tendency to pursue some outlandish weapon designs whose utility was... much less than their development cost. Many were approved directly by Adolf Hitler or his inner circle of drugged-up cronies, since even the infamously impractical German brass wouldn't approve of half these projects for the simple reason that they were idiotic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wunderwaffe

[โ€“] LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 7 points 17 hours ago

I mean, it could've been uh... interesting if that gun ever managed to barage London with giant shells before D-day. Not that it was ever particularly feasible, but it would've been quite the story.