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Country of Origin	Russia
Type	Field Gun
Caliber	203.000 mm
Length	5.087 m
Barrel Length	4.894 m
Weight	17700.000 kg
Ammunition Weight	98.50 kg
Rate of Fire	1 rounds/min
Range	18.000 km
Muzzle Velocity	606 m/s

Contributor: C. Peter Chen

ww2dbaseThe 203 mm Howitzer M1931 (B-4) field guns were designed by Nikolai Nikititsch Magdesiew in 1931, and production began in 1932. These heavy howitzers were mounted on tracked carriages for towing. Although the firing rate of 1 round per minute was rather slow, they were used with success against German defensive fortifications as the Soviet forces advanced toward Berlin, Germany during the European War.

During the design's production life, 871 examples were built.

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Last Major Revision: Jan 2011

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