Sovetskaia gaubitsa M-30. Molotovskii edinorog - Sorokin Anatolii Viacheslavovich

The 122 mm M-30 howitzer of 1938 was certainly an entire era in the history of modern artillery. It is alleged that it was about her artillery marshal G.F. Odintsov said: "there can be nothing better than her". And according to some artillery experts, the M-30 is one of the best structures of Soviet barrel artillery in the mid-20th century.
However, the history of domestic artillery weapons compared to the history of small arms, armored vehicles, aviation and navy is poorly lit. But his contribution to the victories of our country on the battlefields was significant and in some cases decisive. Without a doubt, this injustice should have no place in the history of domestic military equipment.
Why was this artillery system adopted, although a prominent Soviet designer V.G. Grabin was set up against it? What influenced the decision to involve foreign specialists in the development of the new divisional howitzer and why the project was no longer considered promising?
The background and history of creation, device, combat use - for the first time all information about the weapon that played a significant role in the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. Learn more