CANON DE DUZEY
Gigantic concrete tank on the edge of the Warphemont forest, materializing the approximate dimensions of the original cannon
On the edge of the Warphemont forest, a gigantic concrete tank... As early as 1915, it housed a 38 cm piece of German navy. The Lang Max, pseudonym of the so-called steel monster, is none other than the answer to the ballistic progress of the British fleet. With the idea of crushing fortified targets, these sea giants were decoupled from their ships and joined the land front. The Warphemont wood piece was definitively installed in the spring of 1915 and the 45° inclination of its mount made it possible to fire up to 30 km. Verdun and its forts were successively hit by 750 kg projectiles, to the great dismay of French observers, who struggled to locate the German batteries. Scrapped at the end of the war, the "38 cm" gave way to a 30.5 cm piece of French navy, intended for visitors, thus materializing the approximate dimensions of the original gun.
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