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Developed in the early 30's, the B-4 Heavy Howitzer was widely used throughout the Great Patriotic War.
It saw service during the Moscow counterattack, the Stalingrad offensive, the Crimean liberation and in almost every severe street fighting.
With a combat weight of 17,700 kilogram the B-4 Howitzer could launch a 100 kilogram HE projectile over a distance of 11 miles.
A crane attached to the side alleviated the loading process.
During longer movements, usually accomplished by tractors, the barrel was dismounted and transported on a special wagon.
Type: heavy howitzer
Place of origin: USSR
Designer: Nikolai Nikititsch Magdesiew
Designed: 1931
Produced: 1932-?
Number built: 871
Weight combat: 17,700 kg
(39,022 lbs)
travel: 19,000 kg
(41,888 lbs)
Barrel length bore: 4,894 mm / 24.1 calibers
overall: 5,087 mm / 25 calibers
Shell: HE 100 kg (220 lbs)
Caliber: 203 mm (8 in)
Elevation: 0° to 60°
Traverse: 8°
Rate of fire: 1 round per minute
Muzzle velocity: 607 m/s (1,990 ft/s)
Maximum range: 18 km (11 mi)
It saw service during the Moscow counterattack, the Stalingrad offensive, the Crimean liberation and in almost every severe street fighting.
With a combat weight of 17,700 kilogram the B-4 Howitzer could launch a 100 kilogram HE projectile over a distance of 11 miles.
A crane attached to the side alleviated the loading process.
During longer movements, usually accomplished by tractors, the barrel was dismounted and transported on a special wagon.
Type: heavy howitzer
Place of origin: USSR
Designer: Nikolai Nikititsch Magdesiew
Designed: 1931
Produced: 1932-?
Number built: 871
Weight combat: 17,700 kg
(39,022 lbs)
travel: 19,000 kg
(41,888 lbs)
Barrel length bore: 4,894 mm / 24.1 calibers
overall: 5,087 mm / 25 calibers
Shell: HE 100 kg (220 lbs)
Caliber: 203 mm (8 in)
Elevation: 0° to 60°
Traverse: 8°
Rate of fire: 1 round per minute
Muzzle velocity: 607 m/s (1,990 ft/s)
Maximum range: 18 km (11 mi)
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