7 Of The Most Secret Nazi Weapons

-The content in this video is for education purposes only- Secret Nazi Weapons: How the nazis almost won the war! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/7evenFacts The Weapons: 1. Fritz X Considered by many to be the grandfather of the modern smart bomb, the Fritz X was one of HItler's most secret bombs. This radio guided glide bomb was intended to use against heavily protected targets such as battleships and heavy cruisers, which wasn't a problem considering the warhead carried over 700 pounds of explosives. 2. StG 44 Despite not having much of an impact, the StG 44 had the coolest weapon attachments available at the time. Enter the Zielgerät 1229 infrared vision sight, code named "Vampir", which aided infantry and snipers to shoot accurately at night. It was first used in combat during the last months of the war and weighed about five pounds, but it also had to be connected to a thirty pound battery pack, strapped to the soldier's back. 3. Sonic Cannon This may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but during the early 1940s Nazi engineers had managed to develop a sonic cannon that could literally shake a person apart from the inside. Or at least that's what they claimed. 4. Goliath Tracked Mine Some of you will love this one. "What are these little guys?", you may ask. Remember that toy RC car that you had as a kid? Well the Nazis simply strapped a bomb to that-sort of like a mini RC car of doom. Also known as beetle tanks to the Allies, these little remote controlled bombs could clear out bunkers, destroy tanks, and disrupt infantry formations. These small contraptions could carry up to 100kg of high explosives at a top speed of around 6 miles per hour, which isn't that bad, considering what they were carrying. Their major downside was that these things were controlled via a joystick control box, which was connected by 2000 feet of triple-strand cable. All the Allies needed to do, was to cut said wire which would render the mighty Goliath (oh the irony) absolutely useless. 5. Panzer VIII Maus Completed in late 1944, this super-heavy tank holds the title for being the heaviest tank ever built. Weighing in at around a colossal 188 tonnes, this ended up bringing its downfall. There simply was no engine powerful enough that would have powered this beast to acceptable speeds. Although the design called for a maximum to 20 kilometers per hour, the Maus prototype could only reach 13 kilometers per hour. However, being the heaviest tank on the planet did have its merits-instead of crossing bridges (its weight made this impossible), the Maus could ford deep streams and could even go underwater in deeper rivers. In the end, the Maus proved to be too costly to produce, and thus, only two were ever built, one of which was never completed. 6. Horten Ho 229 Retrospectively described by many as "the world's first stealth bomber", this was the first pure flying wing plane to be powered by a jet engine. Developed by the Horten brothers, this tailless aircraft with fixed wings resembles a glider and was outfitted with stealth technology, a first for its time. Its sleek design ensured that it would be harder to detect and track with radar than other aircraft since it would have a smaller radar cross-section. Despite proving to be very successful in test flights, this aircraft simply failed to make an impact in the war, as it flew for the first time in 1944. 7even: Schwerer Gustav Also known as "The Great Gustav", this is the single largest cannon ever built and used in history. (Only two were ever built; the second one was called "Dora") Designed by Krupp Industries, this ultra-heavy railway gun weighed around 1350 tonnes, and could fire seven tonne shells up to a range of 29 miles. If you're having trouble grasping the vast scale of this monster, you can take a look at the shells that it fired below. And mind you, that's not a toy tank sitting in that thing's shadow. Just in case you're wondering why the war didn't end the moment this terror was unleashed on the battlefield, you have to realize how comically impractical Gustav was. It took three days and a workforce of 250 men to assemble the two 800mm guns, 2500 men to lay all the twin rail tracks, and half an hour to load the damn thing. Fortunately, the only country they could "successfully" fire at was Russia, the only country large enough for this weapon to actually hit. 7even-Team :) You have no right to copy, reupload or to make any use of this. Copyright © All rights reserved to 7even