The single largest cannon ever built and used in history. Designed by Krupp Industries it was used during WWII by the Nazi's only against the Russians.
The Scwerer Gustav is classified as a Supercannon, measuring at a whoping 800mm Calibur, it could only be transported on a double set of rail tracks (also making it a railway gun).
It could punch through 15 meters of Concrete and 5 meters of solid metal armor. Unfortunately it was destroyed near the end of the war to prevent capture. One of its' shells is on display in a Polish war museam.
A second gun "Dora" was also built but dismantled, and a third was planned by never started.
The Scwerer Gustav is classified as a Supercannon, measuring at a whoping 800mm Calibur, it could only be transported on a double set of rail tracks (also making it a railway gun).
It could punch through 15 meters of Concrete and 5 meters of solid metal armor. Unfortunately it was destroyed near the end of the war to prevent capture. One of its' shells is on display in a Polish war museam.
A second gun "Dora" was also built but dismantled, and a third was planned by never started.
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Regularly applied to managing to avert a meeting with or speaking to a person you have been trying to avoid.
Regularly applied to managing to avert a meeting with or speaking to a person you have been trying to avoid.
"Oh my GOD! Guess who I saw in town last night?"
"Who? Not Richard?"
"Got it in one! Luckily it was only from the back so I managed to schwerps him easily".
"You lucky fucker, how did you manage to schwerps working late tonight?".
"I saw it coming from a mile off so I just hid in the toilet until everyone else volunteered."
"Who? Not Richard?"
"Got it in one! Luckily it was only from the back so I managed to schwerps him easily".
"You lucky fucker, how did you manage to schwerps working late tonight?".
"I saw it coming from a mile off so I just hid in the toilet until everyone else volunteered."
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A person who has been threatened to be called the police on by an older figure.(The scherkel can usually be mistaken with a whigger because of a scherkel’s attitude).
Ever since Tom got called the police on by Mr. Fiddle because of jerking off in his lawn he’s been turning in quite of the bragging scherkel.
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