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V-3 cannon
🇫🇷 France
The V-3 (German: Vergeltungswaffe 3, lit. 'Vengeance Weapon 3') was a German World War II large-caliber gun working on the multi-charge principle whereby secondary propellant charges are fired to add velocity to a projectile. Two full-size guns were built in the underground Fortress of Mimoyecques in northern France and permanently aimed at London, but they were rendered unusable by Allied bombing raids before completion. Two smaller guns were used to bombard Luxembourg from December 1944 to February 1945.
The V-3 was also known as the Hochdruckpumpe ("High Pressure Pump", HDP for short), which was a code name intended to hide the real purpose of the project. It was also known as Fleißiges Lieschen ("Busy Lizzie").
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V-3 cannon ranks #168 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #23 of the 456 mapped in France. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is V-3 cannon?
V-3 cannon stands in France, at 50.85417°, 1.75833°.
How famous is V-3 cannon?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #168 of 7,044 worldwide, and #23 in France. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to V-3 cannon?
Fort Mahon, about 12 km away.
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