Comments for A little gunner zen.

A little gunner zen.

2007-06-02T14:51:01Z

The Russians built themselves some interesting artillery pieces - and still do.

But the B2/B19 series of 152mm howitzers and 203mm guns have always been in my fave list.

A side view, here.

The Museum of Artillery, Engineers, and Signal Corps, in the old Arsenal in Saint Petersburg is a place I need to get to before I die.

Comment from J.M. Heinrichs on 2007-06-03

2007-06-03T20:50:12Z

JtG D-30 122mm gun plus there's the 2A45 Sprut-B 125mm AT gun Cheers

Comment from Harvey on 2007-06-03

2007-06-03T15:06:06Z

It's like the beta version of ED-209 :-)

Comment from Justthisguy on 2007-06-03

2007-06-03T09:42:15Z

I like that smaller piece they had in the 70s, with the three-legged shoot-in-any-direction carriage. For people who have historically been badly governed and invaded by every bunch of horsed archers who ever lived, and are famously bloody-minded yahoos who drink too much, the Russkis have sure made some cool artillery pieces. I note that the nuts were not painted red on the piece in the picture. Jtg- dispensing light-hearted silliness on the Internet since 1997.

Comment from Rivrdog on 2007-06-02

2007-06-02T15:13:17Z

Interesting thing about that 203 mikemike gun, it still looks serviceable, and dispite being displayed outdoors, seems to be continually maintained.