B-4 Soviet 203mm howitzer
1/35 scale plastic model kit
Eastern Express 35156
Manufacturer: Eastern Express (Russia)
Scale: 1/35
Material: Plastic
Paint: Unpainted, Unassembled, Kit do not contain paints and glue.
Condition: New in Box
203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4) (Russian: 203-мм гаубица обр. 1931 г. (Б-4)) was a 203 mm (8 inch) Soviet heavy howitzer. During the Great Patriotic War, it was under the command of the Stavka's strategic reserve. It was nicknamed "Stalin's sledgehammer" by German soldiers. These guns were used with success against heavy German fortifications and in urban combat for crushing protected buildings and bunkers. This weapon was used right up until the end of the war in the Battle of Berlin where the Red Army would bring these guns up at point blank range to smash German fortifications with their heavy 203mm shells.
| 203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4) | |
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 203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4) in Great Patriotic War museum, Minsk, Belarus. |
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| Type | Heavy howitzer |
| Place of origin | USSR |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Nikolai Nikititsch Magdesiew |
| Designed | 1931 |
| Produced | 1932-? |
| Number built | 871 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight |
Combat: 17,700 kg (39,022 lbs) Travel: 19,000 kg (41,888 lbs) |
| Barrel length |
Bore: 4.894 m (16 ft 1 in) L/24.1 Overall: 5.087 m (16 ft 8 in) L/25 |
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| Shell | HE: 100 kg (220 lbs) |
| Caliber | 203 mm (8 in) |
| Breech | interrupted screw |
| Elevation | 0° to 60° |
| Traverse | 8° |
| Rate of fire | 1 round per minute |
| Muzzle velocity | 607 m/s (1,990 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | 18 km (11 mi) |
- Stock: Out Of Stock
- Model: EE35156
- DATE ADDED: 03/03/2014
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