The first 300 new users to use the code in the description will get three free days of premium time,

前300名新用戶使用描述中的代碼將獲得三天免費的高級時間。

500 gold and a free premium tank.

500金和免費的高級坦克。

Ever since the invention of gunpowder in China during the 9th century,

自9世紀中國發明火藥以來。

Humanity has made significant advances at perfecting the technology behind guns.

人類在完善槍支背後的技術方面取得了重大進展。

But how large can a gun actually get?

但槍到底能有多大？

And how far away can a gun actually shoot a projectile away at?

而槍支究竟能將彈丸射出多遠的距離呢？

The answer starts with some context and history.

答案要從一些背景和歷史說起。

The Paris Gun was built by the Germans in 1918 and was by far the largest gun ever built up to that point.

巴黎炮是德國人在1918年製造的，是到目前為止最大的火炮。

It was used to shell Paris from a distance of 120 kilometers away,

它被用來從120公里外炮擊巴黎。

Or about the same distance from one side of Denmark over to the other side.

或者說從丹麥的一側到另一側的距離差不多。

It was transported along railroads and weighed 256 tons,

它是沿著鐵路運輸的，重達256噸。

Which, you guessed it, is about the weight of 200 Toyota Corollas (the best unit of measurement)

你猜對了，就是200輛豐田卡羅拉的重量（最佳計量單位）。

It was 34 meters long and capable of firing a 106 kg shell to an altitude of 42.3 kilometers

它長34米，能將一發106公斤的炮彈發射到42.3公里的高度。

The first shell fired from this gun in 1918 was the very first man made object to enter into the stratosphere.

1918年，這門炮發射的第一枚炮彈是第一個進入平流層的人造物體。

And it took 182 seconds for the shell to finally make impact 120 kilometers away

而炮彈最終在120公里外撞擊，用了182秒。

After leaving the gun's barrel

離開槍管後

Fast forward to WW2 and the Germans were BACK AT IT AGAIN with an even more ridiculously sized gun

快進到二戰時，德國人又開始用一種更可笑的槍來對付它了。

This time called the SCHWERER GUSTAV

這一次叫SCHWERER GUSTAV。

Which remains, to this day ,the largest gun ever built that actually fired a projectile

直到今天，它仍然是有史以來最大的火炮，實際發射的炮彈。

Just take a look at its size compared to the biggest tank ever built,

只要看看它的大小與有史以來最大的坦克相比就知道了。

The Panzer VIII Mouse

八號裝甲車滑鼠

And like the Paris gun, it was transported by rail.

而且和巴黎槍一樣，是通過鐵路運輸的。

But unlike the Paris Gun, this monstrosity was over 5 times heavier at 1,350 tons

但與 "巴黎炮 "不同的是，這種怪獸的重量是它的5倍多，達到1350噸。

More than the weight of 1,000 Corollas.

超過1000輛科雷傲的重量。

The barrel alone was 32.5 meters long,

光是槍管就有32.5米長。

And it took 250 men to assemble the gun in 3 days.

而這把槍花了250人在3天內組裝完畢。

Once set up, the guns' caliber was 80 cm wide,

設置好後，槍的口徑寬80釐米。

And could fire 1 shot every 30-45 minutes.

並且可以每30-45分鐘開1槍。

These shells weighed an impressive 7 tons,

這些炮彈重達7噸，令人印象深刻。

Heavier than the German built Panzer one tank even was

比德國製造的裝甲車更重的一輛坦克甚至是。

Imagine a gun shooting a light tank a distance of 47 kilometers

想象一下，一門炮將一輛輕型坦克射出47公里的距離。

and you'll begin to understand the power behind it

你就會開始瞭解它背後的力量。

But...it didn't last long.

但是......並沒有持續多久。

The germans destroyed the gun themselves in 1945 to avoid it getting captured by the Red Army,

德國人在1945年自己銷燬了這門槍，以避免它被紅軍繳獲。

and little advancements were made in super gun technology from there until 1961

直到1961年，超級火炮技術才有了一點進步

In that year, the US and Canadian governments started a joint research mission called Project H.A.R.P,

當年，美國和加拿大政府開始了一項名為 "H.A.R.P項目 "的聯合研究任務。

which stood for High Altitude Research Project.

這代表著高空研究項目。

Without getting into complicated details,

不談複雜的細節。

the project basically tried to build a gun big enough and powerful enough to fire objects like satellites into space,

該項目基本上是想製造一門足夠大、足夠強大的炮，向太空發射衛星等物體。

Without the need for expensive rockets.

不需要昂貴的火箭。

One such gun was built in Arizona that had a caliber width of 41 cm,

在亞利桑那州製造了一門這樣的火炮，它的口徑寬度為41釐米。

and a barrel length of 41 meters,

和桶長41米。

longer than the SH FAR ER GOOSTOV.

比SH FAR ER GOOSTOV長。

It fired a 180 kg projectile out of the barrel at a blistering speed of 2.1 km/s

它以2.1公里/秒的驚人速度將一枚180公斤重的炮彈從炮筒中發射出去。

Which briefly sent it into space and set an altitude record for guns at 180 km high

其中短暫地將其送入太空，並在180公里高空創造了火炮的高度紀錄

which is a world record that still stands today if you're looking for something to do ;)

這是一個世界紀錄，今天仍然保持，如果你正在尋找一些事情做;)

Since the escape velocity of earth is actually more like 11.2 km/s,

由於地球的逃逸速度實際上更像是11.2公里/秒。

H.A.R.P was nowhere near capable of firing a projectile that could stay in space,

H.A.R.P遠沒有能力發射能夠停留在太空中的炮彈。

and it was canceled shortly after.

並在不久後被取消。

But the head of the project named Gerald Bull wouldn't give up so easily,

但這個名叫傑拉爾德-布爾的項目負責人不會輕易放棄。

so he met up with a guy a couple decades later who really liked the idea of big guns too named SADOM,

所以他在幾十年後遇到了一個人，他也很喜歡大炮的想法，他叫薩多姆。

and got to work on a new gun code-named "Project Babylon".

並開始著手研製代號為 "巴比倫計劃 "的新槍。

A prototype gun called "Baby Babylon" was successfully built that had a caliber of 350 mm and a barrel length of 46 meters

一門名為 "巴比倫寶寶 "的樣炮製造成功，其口徑為350毫米，炮管長度為46米。

It weighed 102 tons

它重達102噸

and after being set up on a hillside, it was supposedly capable of achieving a firing range of 750 km, (wow!)

而在被架設在山坡上之後，據說能夠達到750公里的射程，(哇！)

Enough to fire something from San Francisco all the way to San Diego.

足夠從舊金山一路發射東西到聖地亞哥。

The actual non-prototype model that was never built, however, would've been far larger.

然而，真正的非原型模型，從來沒有製造過，會大得多。

Going by the slightly obvious name of "Big Babylon",

以 "大巴比倫 "這個略顯明顯的名字走。

It would've had a caliber size of an entire meter.

它的口徑會有整整一米那麼大。

The barrel was going to be 156 meters long,

桶要有156米長。

nearly 5 times longer than the barrel of the SH FAR ER GOOSTOV,

比SH FAR ER GOOSTOV的槍管長近5倍。

suspended from cables on a steel framework,

懸掛在鋼架上的電纜。

it would've been over 100 meters high at the tip,

它的頂端會有100多米高。

and the complete mechanism would've weighed over 2100 tons.

整套裝置的重量超過2100噸。

Since firing projectiles directly at targets would've been laughably inaccurate with this thing,

因為直接向目標發射炮彈，用這東西會有可笑的誤差。

it was going to be used instead like the H.A.R.P gun,

它將被用來代替像H. A. R. P槍。

and fire projectiles into orbit.

並向軌道發射彈丸。

These could've been satellites,

這些可能是衛星。

or, more sinister, guided weapons.

或者，更陰險的是，制導武器。

Using onboard rocket boosters, these projectiles could position themselves over an enemy target or city,

利用機載火箭助推器，這些炮彈可以在敵方目標或城市上空定位。

and drop down using gravity to pull them down and gain kinetic energy while falling.

並利用重力將其拉下，在下落時獲得動能。

It's unclear if this truly would've been possible for Iraq to accomplish,

目前還不清楚這是否真的能讓伊拉克完成。

and...we'll never know since Gerald Bull was mysteriously assassinated in 1990,

而且......我們永遠不會知道 因為傑拉爾德・布爾在1990年被神祕地暗殺了。

outside of his apartment by unknown agents.

在他的公寓外被不明身份的特工。

"Big Babylon" is not, however, the largest gun ever conceived to be possible.

然而，"大巴比倫 "並不是有史以來設想中最大的槍。

That honor probably has to go to the "quicklaunch gun",

這個榮譽可能要歸於 "速射炮"。

which pushes the limits on how large guns can possibly get.

這就把大槍的極限推到了可能得到的極限。

While not yet built, the barrel was built to be 1.1 km (chuckle of disbelief) long,

雖然還沒有建好，但桶的長度卻建到了1.1公里(不相信的笑笑)。

much longer than the tallest building in the world is tall.

比世界上最高的建築高得多。

It would be mostly submerged in the ocean and used Hydrogen instead of gunpowder as its firing source.

它將大部分淹沒在海洋中，用氫氣代替火藥作為發射源。

The claim is that it would be capable of firing a projectile at 6 km/s out of the barrel,

據稱，它能夠以6公里/秒的速度從炮管中發射炮彈。

and then onboard rocket boosters on that projectile would speed it up to 7.8 km/s,

然後在該彈丸上安裝火箭助推器，將使其速度達到7.8公里/秒。

which could get supplies on the projectile into orbit.

它可以將彈丸上的補給送入軌道。

While not designed for military applications,

雖然不是為軍事應用設計的。

Quicklaunch is probably about the biggest gun that humanity could conceivably build right now.

Quicklaunch可能是人類現在可以想象製造的最大的槍。

If you're looking to operate a vehicle like the Panzer I though,

如果你想操作像裝甲一型那樣的車輛，雖然。

which was lighter than the projectile fired from the SH FAR ER GOOSTOV,

比 "SH FAR ER GOOSTOV "號發射的炮彈要輕。

the you should play World of Tanks next.

你接下來應該玩《坦克世界》。

World of Tanks is a free to play online action game

坦克世界》是一款免費的在線動作遊戲。

that throws players into breathtaking tank battles across epic battlefields.

讓玩家在史詩般的戰場上進行令人歎為觀止的坦克戰。

Set in the same timeframe as the SH FAR ER GOOSTOV,

設置在與SH FAR ER GOOSTOV相同的時間段。

World of Tanks boasts an impressive roster of over 450 authentic historical tanks for you to play with.

坦克世界》擁有超過450輛真實的歷史坦克，讓人印象深刻。

Over 150 million people worldwide are already playing including myself. (cool bro, what tank you got?)

全球已經有超過1.5億人在玩，包括我自己。(酷哥，你有什麼坦克？)

But viewers of this video can get an exclusive advantage starting out by clicking the link in the description of this video.

但本視頻的觀眾可以通過點擊本視頻描述中的鏈接，獲得獨家優惠開始。

The first 300 new users to click on this link and use the code WWIITANKS

前300名新用戶點擊此鏈接並使用代碼WWIITANKS。

will receive 3 days of premium time, 500 gold, and a free premium tank

將獲得3天的高級時間，500金，和一個免費的高級坦克。

It's compleltely free, fun, and a great way to support this channel.

它是完全免費的，有趣的，也是支持這個頻道的好方法。

So thanks again to World of Tanks for sponsoring this video.

所以再次感謝《坦克世界》對這個視頻的贊助。

Go give them a shot, and don't forget to subscribe to my channel for more videos just like this in the future (DO IT!!!!)

去給他們一個機會，別忘了訂閱我的頻道，以後會有更多類似的視頻（DO IT!!!!）。