tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post2810768685774961117..comments2024-03-15T05:39:01.295-04:00Comments on Tank Archives: How To Build a HowitzerPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-67759947473606218952014-12-11T14:05:41.300-05:002014-12-11T14:05:41.300-05:00I would imagine that most artillery pieces don'...I would imagine that most artillery pieces don't get scrapped until after the last few shells are fired from them, and even then probably not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-6292433550313218332013-09-10T15:07:11.075-04:002013-09-10T15:07:11.075-04:00The manual is definitely pre-war, 1930s IIRC. The ...The manual is definitely pre-war, 1930s IIRC. The 203 mm guns themselves were obsolete, and replaced with 152 mm guns, at least in pre-war SPGs. And yet, the 203s fought in the war just as well. High caliber artillery is expensive, and there's no point in letting the (also expensive) ammunition for it go to waste. Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-90903021370982802392013-09-10T12:39:07.180-04:002013-09-10T12:39:07.180-04:00It just seems fairly redundant to have, when the m...It just seems fairly redundant to have, when the more modern 203 mm gun and the railway guns were already available.<br /><br />The "budyonovka" hats also seemed to give me that impression anyway.cwjian90https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395697660805862122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-46303633589564567992013-09-10T10:01:48.966-04:002013-09-10T10:01:48.966-04:00Why just early? The Soviets didn't have any re...Why just early? The Soviets didn't have any real fortifications to destroy until 1944/45. 305 millimeters is a lot of HE, regardless of when it was manufactured. Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-14088114617806335032013-09-10T00:48:34.576-04:002013-09-10T00:48:34.576-04:00I guess these howitzers were used during the early...I guess these howitzers were used during the early stages of World War II and the Winter War?cwjian90https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395697660805862122noreply@blogger.com