280 mm mortar M1939 (Br-5)
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280 mm mortar M1939 (Br-5) | |
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Place of origin | USSR |
Service history | |
In service | 1939-1970s |
Used by | Soviet Union |
Production history | |
Designer | Barrikady |
Manufacturer | Barrikady |
Produced | 1939-1940 |
Specifications | |
Mass | combat: 18,400 kg travel: 19,700 kg |
Barrel length | bore: 3,975 mm / 14.2 calibers overall: 4,750 mm / 17 calibers |
Crew | 15 |
Caliber | 279.4 mm |
Elevation | 0 to 60 degrees |
Traverse | 8 degrees |
Rate of fire | 1 round every 4 minutes |
The 280 mm mortar M1939 (Br-5) (Russian: 280-мм мортира образца 1939 года (Бр-5)) was a Soviet heavy artillery piece used during World War II. This mortar was the heaviest Red Army´s field piece. Distinguished by the siege of Berlin, these weapons quicken up the Red Army´s assault on the main German city. With the monstrous weight of shell - 168 Kgs, the blast created a 10 metre deep crater. The weapon had low rate of fire due to muzzle overheating.
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