As usual Mr Gardiner is in the right direction, the A-19 (in my question) is a soviet artillery piece. I didn't really want to give too much away. So the question rephrased, is:

"What was the significance of the Soviet A-19 artillery piece to the Germans, particularily the civilians."

Ok thats handed to you on a dish...!

( In retrospect, its a crappy question but ah well. [img]graemlins/no.gif[/img] )

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