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203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-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.[citation needed]

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  • 203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4)
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  • 203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-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.[citation needed]
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Number
  • 871(xsd:integer)
part length
  • Bore: L/24.1
  • Overall: L/25
Velocity
  • 607.0
Origin
  • USSR
Rate
  • 1(xsd:integer)
Name
  • 203(xsd:integer)
is artillery
  • yes
Type
  • Heavy howitzer
Caption
  • 203(xsd:integer)
traverse
  • 8(xsd:integer)
Max range
  • 18.0
Cartridge
  • HE: 100 kg
Weight
  • Combat: 17,700 kg
  • Travel: 19,000 kg
Caliber
  • 203.0
production date
  • 1932(xsd:integer)
design date
  • 1931(xsd:integer)
Elevation
  • 0(xsd:integer)
Designer
  • Nikolai Nikititsch Magdesiew
abstract
  • 203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-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.[citation needed]
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