Gustav CPBC 800mm Shell and Casing

I photographed this CPBC (Concrete Piercing, Ballistic Capped) 800mm shell and Casing for the German Gustav Rail Gun at the Ordnance Facility; Fort Lee

The shell weighed 7.1 metric tons, and could punch through 7 meters of rebar-reinforced concrete and up to 10 meters of plain concrete before exploding deep within the target.

By the way, this thing is BIG.


CPBC 800mm shell

Ordnance Facility; Fort Lee 2026


Casing for the 800mm Shell

Ordnance Facility; Fort Lee 2026