Plastic model kit of a Soviet howitzer with 207 parts. Length built 130 mm. The Soviet heavy-duty B-4 howitzer with a calibre of 203.2 mm (8 inch) 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 in transport position was 19 tonnes. A special caterpillar carriage was developed - a large caterpillar track prevented the howitzer from sinking into the ground, and the strong carriage withstood the strong 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 fortresses. The Finns nicknamed the weapon "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 the Second World War. The gun was successfully used in the storming of fortresses and in street battles in major German cities.
Group
Model Construction
Condition
unpainted, kit
Scale
Scale 1:72
Material
Plastic
Epoch
World War II
Nationality/Location
Soviet Union
State
new
Not a toy! Not suitable for children under the age of 14!
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Responsible person
Faller GmbH
Kreuzstr. 9 78148 Gütenbach /Schwarzwald Deutschland [email protected]
