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The thickness of the walls and the ceiling is 1.5 m and 1.1 m correspondingly, the size of the reinforced concrete masonry unit is 150 \u0441ubical meters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tBoth the walls and the ceiling protected the pillbox from the 203 mm howitzer hight-explosive shells and the 152 mm gun projectiles.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tAccording to the data of the Soviet intelligence service the enemy was unlikely to have projectiles more than 8 inches (203 mm) in size, so the 203 mm howitzer hight-explosive shell was the most powerful shell the protection was provided from.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tAlmost all the machine gun embrasures of the pillboxes in the Minsk Fortified region were stepped.&nbsp; Such a form ensured an additional protection of the crew from the bullets and blast debris which ricocheted off the embrasure walls. If needed the embrasures could be closed from the inside with he help of 40 mm thick armoured shields. A shield like this could withstand a direct hit of the 45 mm tank shell. 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