However, the fear of the powerful Soviet howitzer came really only fully ... Bundesarchiv In post-war times, the B-4 was mounted on wheels. This made the artillery gun faster and more maneuverable.

It operates with a crew of four that includes the commander, driver, gunner and loader. Its main armament is a 2A31 howitzer, which is an adaption of the towed D-30 howitzer. It is compatible with ...

Recently, a photo of another powerful 2S7 Pion howitzer firing 203 mm M106 shells, intended for the American M110 howitzers, appeared online. These shells fit the Soviet-equivalent atomic ...

The Texas-based 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade is learning to operate the D-30 howitzer ... in emergencies or four rounds a minute sustained fire. Like almost all Soviet weapons of the ...

The 155 mm howitzer round is one of the most requested ... Essentially, the 155 mm round is a very big bullet, made up of four parts: the detonating fuse, projectile, propellant and primer.

It is being held for a month at Moscow's Victory Park, the capital's large memorial complex dedicated to the Soviet Union's triumph ... said they were using the four-wheel drives as infantry ...

Mykolaiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Lurking in a gulley in a Ukrainian forest grove, the ageing Soviet-era Akatsiya 2S3 howitzer may be advanced in years but is not being retired just yet. Ukraine's army ...