What are they?
http://www.weaponsofwwii.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=1770
i knew it… but i forgot, going to search… hold on
i believe the one on the right (partly out of sight) is a “2B1 oka”
the other, full in the frame is a Kondensator 2P i think
That’s the Kondensator 2P SPG, built on the izdeliye 271 chassis, by the Kotin Design Bureau at the Kirov Plant in Leningrad. It used IS-2 components, with the Grabin SM-54 406mm gun. It could fire a 470kg projectile a distance of 28 kilometres! It wasn’t fast; one round about every five minutes. Weight about 55 tons.
This was built in a direct response to the US Army’s development of the 280mm so-called “Atomic Cannon”. They served in the special artillery regiments of the High Command Reserve, buttheir service was short-lived, after poor test range performances. They were also very difficult to transport, due to their sheer size. They were retired in the early 1960’s, as effective tactical missiles such as the Scud and Luna became available.
From New Vanguard #7 “IS-2 Heavy Tank 1944-1973” by Steve Zaloga
Look at the strain on that front suspension! One pothole and that thing’s finished! LOL!
Thanks for the responses everybody.
I had no doubts someone here would know the answers.
BFG’s…
Given the propensity for Ivan to add bigger and bigger stuff to the same ol’ chasis and powertrains, it’s likely the that even if it missed a pot-hole, the tranny would give up the ghost in a few hours…
Lotta that stuff on parade in Red Square every year spends the other 364 days getting repaired to run for an hour on May Day…