1:35 Soviet 203-mm Howitzer m1931 B-4 Stalin`s Sledgehammer 1:35

1:35 Soviet 203-mm Howitzer m1931 B-4 Stalin`s Sledgehammer

The Soviet special power howitzer B-4 with a caliber of 203.2 mm (8 inches) was developed in 1931. The howitzer could fire projectiles weighing more than 100 kg at a distance of almost 18 km. The weight of the gun is 19 tons in transport position. A special tracked carriage was developed - the large supporting surface of the tracks prevented the howitzer from falling into the ground, and the durable carriage withstood powerful recoil when fired. 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 bunkers. The Finns nicknamed the weapon “Stalin’s Sledgehammer.” Then the howitzer went through the entire Great Patriotic War. The gun was successfully used in storming fortresses and in battles on the streets of large German cities..