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Jonathan Gibson (Login Zitadelle) Missing-Lynx members 72.219.224.88
S-65 Towing B4 Howitzer
May 15 2012, 8:07 PM
Short answer-- yes the S-65 was used to tow the earlier version of the B4 howitzer. The Trumpeter kit has a flyer in the box displaying the B-4 as a recommended towed artillery piece for the S-65. As for photographic evidence, there are a few photos of the S-65 towing the B-4 howitzer in the Tankograd Publishing book _Tyagatshi: Soviet Full-Tracked Artillery Tractors of World War 2 in Red Army and Wehrmacht Service_.
As I do not have the rights to copy those photos on-line, you will have to search through other means.
(Login EduardSorokin) Missing-Lynx members 91.229.2.249
S-65 tractor and B-4 howitzer
May 16 2012, 3:12 AM
Yes, these tractors were used for towing of B-4 howitzers too.
This howitzer could to be disassembled on two parts for transportation:
- first part - barrel with all gears,
- second part - whole running gear.
The barrel was fixed on special transportation "chariot" on base of T-26 light tank.
Then both parts could to be towed by "Stalinets" tractors.
Just click on "1280x792" to enlarge the pics. There's a thumbnail for a second picture at the bottom of the page.
HTH
H.P.
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Jonathan Gibson (Login Zitadelle) Missing-Lynx members 72.219.224.88
Not Necessary to Dis-assemble B4
May 16 2012, 8:58 PM
Just to clarify, photo evidence indicates that it was not required to dis-assembe the B4 howitzer in order for the S-65 to tow it. There are photos of the S-65 towing a complete B4.