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Message: [QUOTE="Roger the Horse, post: 10374022, member: 213161"] [center]Nominated by [USER=123863]@Rage Racer[/USER] [CENTER][B]1931-1941 B-4[/B] 203 mm Soviet super-heavy howitzer [IMG]http://pomnite-nas.ru/img/78/200706212309210.38p.jpg?GalleryID=1&s_CategorID=41[/IMG] [B]Nicknames:[/B] [I]Stalin's Sledgehammer, Karelian Sculptor[/I] [B]In service:[/B] 1931-present (B-4M with wheel chassis since 1955) [B]Weight:[/B] Combat: 17,700 kg (39,022 lbs); Travel: 19,000 kg (41,888 lbs) [B]Barrel length:[/B] Bore: 4.894 m (16 ft 1 in) L/24.1; Overall: 5.087 m (16 ft 8 in) L/25 [B]Shell:[/B] high-explosive 100 kg (220 lbs), anti-concrete 100-146 kg, nuclear (since 1965) 150 kg [B]Caliber:[/B] 203 mm (8 in) [B]Breech:[/B] interrupted screw [B]Elevation:[/B] 0° to 60° [B]Traverse:[/B] 8° [B]Rate of fire:[/B] 1 round per 2 minutes [B]Muzzle velocity:[/B] 607 m/s (1,990 ft/s) [B]Maximum firing range:[/B] 18 km (11 mi)[/CENTER] [/center] [/QUOTE]