Speculative Fact #207: The Babylon Gun

In the late eighties/early nineties, Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein commissioned the construction of a number of large ‘superguns.’
            Named project Babylon, the original purpose behind the myriad designs are still unknown.  Theories have run the gamut from a long range artillery gun (for use against Iran or Israel) to a cost effective device capable of launching payloads into low Earth orbit.
            Perhaps the characters in your alternate history story require a low tech means of getting an object into space. Or maybe some Napoleonic madman needs a doomsday weapon to terrorize an entire colonial era European continent.

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