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Soviet artillery piece and tractor strafed

Soviet artillery piece and tractor strafed. The Northern sector, 1941. Any info on the gun appreciated.


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Germans called it "Schwarze Sau" (black sow) because of the typical black impact cloud.

The piece is 152 mm howitzer-gun M1937 (ML-20) (Russian: 152-мм гаубица-пушка обр. 1937 г. (МЛ-20)). This is early version vith spoked wheals, an it is towed with barel extended and not in trawel position. Tractor is S-65