Description
The Soviet B-4 high power heavy howitzer with a calibre of 203.2 mm (8 in) was developed in 1931. The howitzer could fire shells weighing more than 100 kg at a range of almost 18 km. The weight of the gun was 19 t in transport position. A special caterpillar carriage was developed - a large tracked bearing surface prevented the howitzer from sinking into the ground, and the strong carriage withstood the powerful recoil when firing.
The first combat use of the B-4 took place during the Soviet-Finnish War of 1939-40, when it was used to destroy Finnish concrete fortifications. The Finns nicknamed the gun "Stalin's Sledgehammer". The German Army captured a number of these guns and used them under the designation 20,3 cm H.503 (r). The howitzer was used throughout WWII.
The first combat use of the B-4 took place during the Soviet-Finnish War of 1939-40, when it was used to destroy Finnish concrete fortifications. The Finns nicknamed the gun "Stalin's Sledgehammer". The German Army captured a number of these guns and used them under the designation 20,3 cm H.503 (r). The howitzer was used throughout WWII.
- Scale is 1:72
- Kit consists of 207 parts
- Model length is 13cm
Specifications
- Brand
- Zvezda
- Category
- Plastic Model Kits
- Scale
- 1:72
- Model Type
- Artillery
- Nationality
- Russian
- Era
- 1939-1945 - World War II
- Kit Type
- Assembly Kit
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M1931 B-4 "Stalin's Sledgehammer" Soviet 203mm Howitzer
Item No. Z5085
The Soviet B-4 high power heavy howitzer with a calibre of 203.2 mm (8 in) was developed in 1931. The howitzer could fire shells weighing more than 100 kg at a range of almost 18 km. The weight of the gun was 19 t in transport position. A special caterpillar carriage was developed - a large tracked
Description
The Soviet B-4 high power heavy howitzer with a calibre of 203.2 mm (8 in) was developed in 1931. The howitzer could fire shells weighing more than 100 kg at a range of almost 18 km. The weight of the gun was 19 t in transport position. A special caterpillar carriage was developed - a large tracked bearing surface prevented the howitzer from sinking into the ground, and the strong carriage withstood the powerful recoil when firing.
The first combat use of the B-4 took place during the Soviet-Finnish War of 1939-40, when it was used to destroy Finnish concrete fortifications. The Finns nicknamed the gun "Stalin's Sledgehammer". The German Army captured a number of these guns and used them under the designation 20,3 cm H.503 (r). The howitzer was used throughout WWII.
The first combat use of the B-4 took place during the Soviet-Finnish War of 1939-40, when it was used to destroy Finnish concrete fortifications. The Finns nicknamed the gun "Stalin's Sledgehammer". The German Army captured a number of these guns and used them under the designation 20,3 cm H.503 (r). The howitzer was used throughout WWII.
- Scale is 1:72
- Kit consists of 207 parts
- Model length is 13cm
Specifications
- Brand
- Zvezda
- Category
- Plastic Model Kits
- Scale
- 1:72
- Model Type
- Artillery
- Nationality
- Russian
- Era
- 1939-1945 - World War II
- Kit Type
- Assembly Kit
