280 mm mortar M1939 (Br-5)
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The 280 mm mortar M1939 was a Soviet heavy artillery piece used during World War II, it was the Red Army's heaviest field piece during the war.
Br-5 in Saint Petersburg Artillery Museum.
Br-5 mortar crewmen taking a smoke break between shells
A Br-5 mortar and crew in East Prussia, November 1944
T-24 tank
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The T-24 was a Soviet medium tank built in 1931. Only twenty-four were built, and none saw combat. This was the first tank produced at the KhPZ factory in Kharkov, which was later responsible for the
280 mm mortar M1939 (Br-5)
…and transported separately on a special wheeled cart, the Br-10, a speed of 25 km/h (16 mph) was possible with the barrel removed. For transport the Voroshilovets artillery tractor was used to haul the Br-5 gun carriage, whilst the less powerful Komintern artillery tractor was employed to pull the Br-10 cart and barrel. By the…
T 24 tank
Komintern artillery tractor
Voroshilovets heavy artillery tractor