▁as ▁Germany ' s ▁V - 3 ▁can non , ▁which ▁the ▁R AF ▁readily ▁destroyed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁Also , ▁Ira q ▁already ▁had ▁Sc ud ▁miss iles ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁far ▁more ▁effective ▁than ▁the ▁out dated ▁super gun ▁technology . ▁However , ▁the ▁gun ▁would ▁have ▁offered ▁greater ▁ranges ▁than ▁the ▁Sc ud ▁variants ▁then ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Ira q is , ▁and ▁its ▁project iles ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁more ▁difficult ▁to ▁intercept . ▁ ▁Future ▁plans ▁ ▁Very ▁large ▁can n ons , ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁capable ▁of ▁being ▁elev ated ▁and ▁trained , ▁were ▁also ▁planned . ▁The ▁first ▁was ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁bore ▁of ▁ 3 5 0   mm ▁( 1 3 . 8   in ches ) ▁and ▁a ▁bar rel ▁length ▁of ▁about ▁ 3 0 ▁metres ▁( 1 0 0   fe et ), ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁kilom eters ▁( about ▁ 6 2 5 ▁miles ), ▁making ▁Israel ▁and ▁central ▁Iran ▁well ▁within ▁reach ▁of ▁Ira qi ▁art illery ▁fire . ▁ ▁Out come ▁The ▁metal ▁tub es ▁for ▁the ▁bar rel s ▁and ▁gun ▁cr ad les ▁were ▁purchased ▁from ▁fir ms ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁including ▁She ff ield ▁F org em aster s ▁of ▁South ▁York shire , ▁and ▁Walter ▁Som ers ▁of ▁H ales ow en . ▁Other ▁components , ▁such ▁as ▁b ree ches ▁and ▁re co