Soviet 203mm B4 M1931 Howitser 28 mm 1:56 scale

History of the M1931 (B4) Heavy Howitser.

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The M1931 (B-4) is an old weapon developed in 1931 and adopted for service in 1934. Howitzer B-4 caliber 203 mm was part of the artillery regiments of the Reserve of the Main Command.
The gun was created in the late 1920s at the plant "Bolshevik". After the introduction by the Government of the USSR of letter indices for machine-building production, the products developed at these enterprises received these indices in names. The factory "Bolshevik" (Leningrad) was assigned the index "B", and the products developed at this factory were named B-4, B-10, etc. The gun was produced from 1932 to 1942 at three plants, in Leningrad at the Bolshevik plant, in Stalingrad at the Barricades plant and in Novokramatorsk. Total production was 1010 copies.
The design was based on the main components and parts of marine guns. During the development of the project, the stake was placed on the increased stability of the powerful weapon and a large penetrating ability. For these purposes, it was decided to abandon the traditional muzzle brake and put the gun on the tracked platform.

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Miniature shown in picture for scale purpose only, not included in the package.