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Contents 1 White Russian 2 Not the largest 3 Different Specs 4 Bang 5 Video 6 Classification

[edit] White Russian

Andrey Chokhov is belorussian founder.

Знаете ли вы, сколько громких имен подарил белорусский народ миру, России? Просветители Петр Мстиславец и Иван Федоров - основатели первой типографии в Москве, воспитатель Петра Первого Самуил Петровский-Ситнианович, известный как Симеон Полоцкий, отец московских пушкарей Андрей Чохов - это он отлил Царь-пушку [1] --Yakudza 23:07, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Not the largest

The American 'Little David' has a slightly larger caliber.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_David

well isnt the "Little David" a mortor not a cannon.

[edit] Different Specs

The History of Land Warfare by Kenneth Macksey states that the cannon fires a calibre of 915 mm, back in 1502. Also it states it fired 1 ton (1017 kg) stones. John Newton 22:08, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bang

The article says that the cannon has never been used. It's ambiguous as to whether this means that it has never been used to defend the Kremlin, or whether it has never been fired at all. Lupine Proletariat 13:43, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

• It has never been used to fire at all. KNewman 21:34, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
  • And could this cannon be fired at all? I am wondering if the pressure created by the exploading gunpowder during "operational use" would have cracked or destroyed the cannon. Maybe that is why it was never fired, too much was at stake. Have any scientists studied the iron it was made of to find out if this gun was operational? Mieciu K 23:19, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Video

Does this video show both the tsar cannon and kolokol? [2] (at 1:20 and 2:30 respectively) --Deglr6328 02:52, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Classification

Technically this artillery piece is a mortar (not a howitzer as the article on cannon claims) since it`s muzzle length does not exceed ten calibres. Also, a Russian book on artillery I read printed just after WW2 states that calculations show that the piece couldn't withstand a single solid shot due to it's thin muzzle walls.

Veljko Stevanovich 14. 4. 00:30 UTC+1