203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4)

203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4) (203-мм гаубица обр., GRAU index: 52-G-625) was a 203 mm (8 inch) Soviet high-power heavy howitzer. ^[1]

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Battle of Berlin

The Battle of Berlin, designated as the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union, and also known as the Fall of Berlin, was one of the last major offensives of the European theatre of World War II.

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BL 7.2-inch howitzer

The BL 7.2-inch howitzer was a heavy artillery piece used by the British Army throughout the Second World War.

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Dubno

Dubno (Дубно) is a city and municipality located on the Ikva River in Rivne Oblast (province) of western Ukraine.

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Eastern Front (World War II)

The Eastern Front, also known as the Great Patriotic War in the Soviet Union and its successor states, and the German–Soviet War in contemporary German and Ukrainian historiographies, was a theatre of World War II fought between the European Axis powers and Allies, including the Soviet Union (USSR) and Poland.

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Frantz Lender

Frantz Lender (Франц Францевич Лендер) (12 April (24 April) 1881 - 14 September 1927) was a Russian and Soviet weapons designer.

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Hero of the Soviet Union

The title Hero of the Soviet Union (translit) was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded together with the Order of Lenin personally or collectively for heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society.

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Howitzer

The howitzer is an artillery weapon that falls between a cannon (or field gun) and a mortar.

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Hydraulic recoil mechanism

A hydraulic recoil mechanism is a way of limiting the effects of recoil and adding to the accuracy and firepower of an artillery piece.

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Interrupted screw

Breech from Russian 122 mm M1910 howitzer, modified and combined with 105 mm H37 howitzer barrel An interrupted screw or interrupted thread is a mechanical device typically used in the breech of artillery guns.

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M115 howitzer

The M115 203 mm howitzer, also known as the M115 8-inch Howitzer, and originally the M1 8-inch Howitzer was a towed heavy howitzer developed by the United States Army and used during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. 203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4) and M115 howitzer are 203 mm artillery, World War II field artillery and World War II howitzers.

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Main Missile and Artillery Directorate

The Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, commonly referred to by its transliterated Russian acronym GRAU, is a department of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

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Mannerheim Line

The Mannerheim Line (Mannerheim-linja, Mannerheimlinjen) was a defensive fortification line on the Karelian Isthmus built by Finland against the Soviet Union.

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Muzzle brake

A muzzle brake or recoil compensator is a device connected to, or a feature integral (ported barrel) to the construction of, the muzzle or barrel of a firearm or cannon that is intended to redirect a portion of propellant gases to counter recoil and unwanted muzzle rise.

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New Kramatorsk Machinebuilding Factory

Novokramatorsky Mashynobudivny Zavod (English:New Kramatorsk Machinebuilding Plant) (Новокраматорський машинобудівний завод) is a large heavy equipment manufacturer in Ukraine.

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Obukhov State Plant

Obukhov State Plant (also known Obukhovski Plant, Gosudarstvennyy Obukhovskiy Zavod) is a major Russian metallurgy and heavy machine-building plant in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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Operation Uranus

Operation Uranus (Operatsiya "Uran") was a Soviet 19–23 November 1942 strategic operation on the Eastern Front of World War II which led to the encirclement of Axis forces in the vicinity of Stalingrad: the German Sixth Army, the Third and Fourth Romanian armies, and portions of the German Fourth Panzer Army.

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Pillbox (military)

A pillbox is a type of blockhouse, or concrete dug-in guard-post, often camouflaged, normally equipped with loopholes through which defenders can fire weapons.

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Red Army

The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Republic and, from 1922, the Soviet Union.

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S-51 Self-Propelled Gun

The S-51 was a Soviet experimental heavy self-propelled gun designed by TsAKB.

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Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

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Stavka

The Stavka (Russian and Ukrainian: Ставка, Belarusian: Стаўка) is a name of the high command of the armed forces formerly used formerly in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union and currently in Ukraine.

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SU-14

The SU-14 was a prototype Soviet heavy self-propelled gun that started out as an open topped vehicle, with the armor being added later on when it was converted into a direct-fire assault gun in 1941.

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Titan-Barrikady

Titan-Barrikady (Титан-Баррикады) is a military-industrial company based in Volgograd, Russia.

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Volgograd

Volgograd (p), formerly Tsaritsyn (label) (1589–1925) and Stalingrad (label) (1925–1961), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Volgograd Oblast, Russia.

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Winter War

The Winter War was a war between the Soviet Union and Finland.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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11th Panzer Division

The 11th Panzer Division (11th Tank Division) was an armoured division in the German Army during World War II, established in 1940.

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122 mm gun M1931/37 (A-19)

122 mm corps gun M1931/37 (A-19) (122-мм корпусная пушка обр.) was a Soviet field gun developed in late 1930s by combining the barrel of the 122 mm gun M1931 (A-19) and the carriage of the 152 mm howitzer-gun M1937 (ML-20). 203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4) and 122 mm gun M1931/37 (A-19) are World War II artillery of the Soviet Union and World War II field artillery.

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152 mm gun M1935 (Br-2)

152 mm gun M1935 (Br-2) (152-мм пушка обр.) was a Soviet 152.4 mm heavy gun, produced in limited numbers by the Barrikady Plant in Stalingrad in the late 1930s. 203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4) and 152 mm gun M1935 (Br-2) are World War II artillery of the Soviet Union.

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280 mm mortar M1939 (Br-5)

The 280 mm mortar M1939 (Br-5) (280-мм мортира образца 1939 года (Бр-5)) was a Soviet heavy artillery piece used during World War II, it was the Red Army's heaviest field piece during the war. 203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4) and 280 mm mortar M1939 (Br-5) are World War II artillery of the Soviet Union.

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2S7 Pion

The 2S7 Pion ("peony") or Malka is a Soviet self-propelled 203 mm cannon. 203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4) and 2S7 Pion are 203 mm artillery.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/203_mm_howitzer_M1931_(B-4)

Also known as 203-mm howitzer M1931 (B-4), B-4 203 mm howitzer, M1931/37 B-4, Stalin's Sledgehammer.

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