Cannon Rounds
The Paris Gun (German: Paris-Geschütz) was a German long-range siege gun used to bombard Paris during World War I. It was in service from March-August 1918. Its 210-pound shells had a range of about 81 miles with a maximum altitude of about 25 miles.
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