122 mm M1931/37 (A-19). Index GRAU: 52-P-471A 122 mm corps gun M1931/37 (A-19) (Russian: 122-мм корпусная пушка обр. 1931/1937 гг. (А-19)) was a Soviet field gun developed in late 1930s by combining the barrel of the 122 mm gun M1931 (A-19) and the carriage…

203-мм гаубица обр. 1931 г. (Б-4) 242. Index GRAU: 52-G-625 During the Second World War, it was under the command of the Stavka’s strategic reserve. It was nicknamed “Stalin’s sledgehammer” by German soldiers. These guns were used with success against Finnish…

1.45 cm ZPU-4: Soviet towed anti-aircraft gun The first dedicated Soviet mount for anti-aircraft machine guns was developed around 1928 by Fedor Tokarev and was adopted for service in 1931. It was a base for mounting up to four 7.62 mm PM M1910 (Russian Maxim)…

ZU-23-2: Soviet twin anti-aircraft Development bureau: ЦКБ-14 (Tula, USSR) Year: 1960 Crew: 5 Muzzle velocity: 980 m/s Rate of fire: 2000 rounds/minute Fire range: 2500 m Weight: 950 kg Artillery Museum (Petrograd District, St. Petersburg)

25 mm 72-K: Soviet automatic anti-aircraft gun This gun was developed in late 1939 – early 1940 by the design bureau of plant №8 Kalinin under the leadership of M. N. Loginov, the direct supervisor of the project was L. A. Loktev. As developed by the plant.…

40 mm Bofors L/60: Swedish anti-aicraft gun It entered the export market around 1932 and was in service with 18 countries by 1939. Throughout World War II it became one of the most popular and widespread medium-weight anti-aircraft guns. It was used by the…

57 mm S-60: Soviet towed medium-range anti-aircraft gun In the late 1940s, the Soviets started to develop a 57 mm anti-aircraft gun, to replace its 37 mm M1939 guns. Three models were presented, and the winning design was made by V. G. Grabin. The Soviets…

Trunk of ½ pood (157 mm) regimental unicorn Manufacturer: St. Petersburg arsenal (Russian Empire) Year: 1787 Material: bronze Weight: 770 kg Artillery Museum (Petrograd District, St. Petersburg)

ZSU-23-4 “Shilka” (2A6) The previous Soviet self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG), the ZSU-57-2, was armed with two 57 mm autocannons; it was aimed optically using a basic tracking and lead calculating system. The ZSU-57-2 was not particularly successful…

152 mm 6 inch mortar Made in the Saint Petersburg’s arsenal (Russian Empire) Year: 1867 Material: bronze Weight: 1620 kg Artillery Museum (Petrograd District, St. Petersburg)

60 inch (310 mm) Prussian mortar Designer: Martin Geyntsev Manufacturer: Berlin (Prussia) Year: 1687 Length: 115 cm Material: bronze Weight: 1770 kg Artillery Museum (Petrograd District, St. Petersburg)

Barrel 1-pood (193 mm) gun “Riga Lion” Designer: Gerkhard Meyer Manufacturer: Riga (Swedish Empire) Year: 1687 Material: bronze Weight: 4102 kg Artillery Museum (Petrograd District, St. Petersburg)

Canon de 155 mm C Modèle 1915 Saint Chamond The Canon de 155 C modèle 1915 Saint-Chamond was a French howitzer used during World War I. The French government ordered 400 Saint-Chamond howitzers in 1915, these being delivered starting in late 1916. Small numbers…

127 mm Ordnance BL-60 (60 pounds) The 60-pound breech-loading gun (Ordnance BL 60) is a British heavy field gun caliber 5 inches (127 mm). It was used during the First World War in the main theaters of operations. After the war, it remained in service with…

203 mm BL Mark IV: heavy howitzer Country: United Kingdom Year: 1917 Muzzle velocity: 457 m/s Rate of fire: 1 shot/minute Fire range: 9820 m Weight: 8152 kg Artillery Museum (Petrograd District, St. Petersburg)

122 mm Model 1909/1937 Central Armed Forces Museum (Moscow) In the late 1920s, the Soviet military leadership decided to modernize the guns of the First World War that were in service. The main purpose of the modernization was to increase the firing range.…

305 mm (12 dm) Gaubica Obrasca 1915 Goda A batch of eight howitzers was first made for the needs of the fleet, but was assigned to the War Department. In July 1915, the GAU reviewed the results of testing naval 305-mm howitzers, and it was decided to accept…

2P129 OTR-21 Tochka. GRAU classification: 9K79. NATO code: SS-21 Scarab A The OTR-21 is a mobile missile launch system, designed to be deployed along with other land combat units on the battlefield. While the 9K52 Luna-M is large and relatively inaccurate…

9K52 Luna-M The 9K52 Luna-M (Russian: Луна; English: moon, NATO reporting name FROG-7) is a Soviet short-range artillery rocket system which fires unguided and spin-stabilized 9M21 rockets. It was originally developed in the 1960s to provide divisional artillery…

2K6 Luna. NATO name: FROG-7 (3R9 missile). Replaced by the 9K52 Luna-M Country: USSR Design: N. P. Mazurov Years of production: 1960-1964 In service: 1960-1985 Number built: 430 Crew: 5 Launch platform: PT-76 Fire range: 45 km Weight: 15,500 kg Weight (missile):…

9P120 OTR-22 Temp-S. GRAU classification: 9K76. NATO code: SS-12 Scaleboard Темп-С is a Soviet mobile operational-tactical front-line missile system equipped with a two-stage solid-fuel ballistic missile 9M76 with a detachable nuclear warhead. The main task…