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Yes, this is a 203mm howitzer being used in a direct fire mode in a Berlin street in 1945. (click on the image for animation)

Now thats a bad day no matter who you are.

The 203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4) was Stalin’s Sledgehammer.

Only some 870 of these beasts were built 1931-34 and they served in the strategic reserve of army fronts
Specs:
Weight     Combat: 17,700 kg
(39,022 lbs)
Travel: 19,000 kg
(41,888 lbs)
Barrel length     Bore: 4.894 m (16 ft 1 in) L/24.1
Overall: 5.087 m (16 ft 8 in) L/25
Shell     HE: 100 kg (220 lbs)
Caliber     203 mm (8 in)
Elevation     0° to 60°
Traverse     8°
Rate of fire     1 round per minute
Muzzle velocity     607 m/s (1,990 ft/s)
Maximum range     18 km (11 mi)