💣 Germany’s Largest WWI Gun | c. 1915 (Part 1) Two 42 cm M-Gerät siege howitzers — the German Army’s “Big Berthas” — stand side by side in timber revetments, crews ready for coordinated fire. Each massive gun weighed over 40 tons and hurled a 900 kg shell up to 12 km (7 mi). How accurate is this setup? Only about 12 Big Berthas were ever built by Krupp. In real operations, they were deployed in pairs or small batteries, not this tightly packed — their pits were hundreds of meters to a few kilometers apart for safety, concealment, and recoil space. The twin-gun view here exaggerates proximity for cinematic clarity but captures the correct scale, timberwork, and crew density typical of 1914–15 siege emplacements such as Liège and Namur. How far behind the front line? Berthas sat 6–8 km (4–5 mi) behind German lines. Crews built deep timber and earthen pits, supply rails, and observation posts safely behind small-arms range but close enough for spotters to adjust fire. Did artillery...