Heavily damaged artillery pillbox for two 76,2 mm guns.
These good quality weapons originated from the tank gun and were capable of firing at "soft" targets at a maximum range of 7.300 m. They could also use armor-piercing ammunition and had no problem with going clean through a 4,4 cm thick armored plate at a range of 2.000 m.
These type of pillbox would surely prove to be a tough nut to crack if used properly. Here, lack of time prevented the Soviets from installing the proper armament and just the armored housings for the guns were fitted. Once the front line moved far to the east, Germans scavenged the precious (3.689 kg each!) lumps of metal by blowing the entire front part of the pillbox.

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Make:	SAMSUNG DIGITAL IMA
Model:	SAMSUNG GX20
Exposure:	0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture:	f/6.3
ISO Speed:	100
Focal Length:	18 mm
Lens:	Smc PENTAX-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL WR