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'''''Adolfo Pesado''''' (literally ''Heavy Adolf'') was a Creeperian railway gun used during the [[Creeperian Civil War]]. It was ordered in 1942 by [[Adolfo Cabañeras Moreno]] and initially called the '''''Fusil Creeperiano''''' (literally ''Creeperian Gun''). After his [[Assassination of Adolfo Cabañeras Moreno|assassination]], the gun was renamed to ''Adolfo Pesado''. Construction began on the railway gun the same year, 1944, and was completed in 1946. It was used during the [[Siege of San Salvador]] but it was deemed to not be very practical or efficient, but was used nonetheless. Following the conclusion of the civil war, [[Alfonso Cabañeras Moreno]] and the [[Creeperian Armed Forces]] had the railway gun scrapped.
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'''''Adolfo Pesado''''' (literally ''Heavy Adolf'') was a Creeperian railway gun used during the [[Creeperian Civil War]]. It was ordered in 1942 by [[Adolfo Cabañeras Moreno]] and initially called the '''''Fusil Creeperiano''''' (literally ''Creeperian Gun''). After his [[Assassination of Adolfo Cabañeras Moreno|assassination]], the gun was renamed to ''Adolfo Pesado'' to honor him, but also to honor Emperor [[Adolfo III of Creeperopolis|Adolfo III]]. Construction began on the railway gun the same year, 1944, and was completed in 1946. It was used during the [[Siege of San Salvador]] but it was deemed to not be very practical or efficient, but was used nonetheless. Following the conclusion of the civil war, [[Alfonso Cabañeras Moreno]] and the [[Creeperian Armed Forces]] had the railway gun scrapped.
  
 
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Revision as of 20:53, 22 February 2021

Adolfo Pesado
Adolfo Pesado.jpg
Adolfo Pesado in 1949.
TypeRailway gun
Place of origin Creeperopolis
Service history
In service1946–1950
Used byCreeperopolis Romerists
WarsCreeperian Civil War
Production history
DesignerFigueroa Empressa de Armas
Santino Dávalos
Designed1942–1944
ManufacturerFigueroa Empressa de Armas
Unit cost10 million pesos
Produced1944–1946
No. built1
Specifications
Mass1,350 tons
Length169 pi 9 pl (155 ft 2 in)
Barrel length116 pi 8 pl (106 ft 8 in)
Width25 pi 6 pl (23 ft 4 in)
Height41 pi 8 pl (38 ft 1 in)
Crew20 to fire
200 for anti-aircraft
250 to assemble
2,500 to lay tracks

Caliber34 pl (31 in)
Elevation48° max
Rate of fire1 round every 30–45 minutes
Muzzle velocity2,953 pi/s (2,700 ft/s)
Effective firing range141,113 pi (129,000 ft)
Maximum firing range167,367 pi (153,000 ft)

Adolfo Pesado (literally Heavy Adolf) was a Creeperian railway gun used during the Creeperian Civil War. It was ordered in 1942 by Adolfo Cabañeras Moreno and initially called the Fusil Creeperiano (literally Creeperian Gun). After his assassination, the gun was renamed to Adolfo Pesado to honor him, but also to honor Emperor Adolfo III. Construction began on the railway gun the same year, 1944, and was completed in 1946. It was used during the Siege of San Salvador but it was deemed to not be very practical or efficient, but was used nonetheless. Following the conclusion of the civil war, Alfonso Cabañeras Moreno and the Creeperian Armed Forces had the railway gun scrapped.