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Tuesday, April 12th 2011, 5:18am

Canon de 75mm (L/36.3) Mle1897 "French 75mm"



[SIZE=3]Canon de 75mm (L/36.3) Mle1897[/SIZE]
Type : field gun
Crew : 1 NCO + 6 men
Caliber : 75x350R mm
Length : 4.45m
Barrel length : 2721 mm (2229 mm rifling)
Width : 1.51m
Weight in action : 1140 kg
Weight in travel : 1970 kg
Elevation : -11° to +18°
Traverse : 6°
Ready to fire in 5 minutes
Rate of fire : up to 28 rpm (10-12 rpm in sustained fire)

Only one of the most famous, most beloved, most used artillery pieces of all time. Hey, they even named a cocktail after it, for crying out loud.

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Tuesday, April 12th 2011, 5:20am

Canon de 105mm Mle1913 Schneider

[SIZE=3]Canon de 105mm L (L/28) Mle1913 Schneider[/SIZE]
Type : field gun
Crew : 1 NCO + 6 men
Caliber : 105 mm
Barrel length : 2980 mm (2350 mm rifling)
Weight in action : 2300 kg
Elevation : -5° to +37°
Traverse : 6°
Ready to fire in 5 minutes
Rate of fire : 6-8 rpm

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Tuesday, April 12th 2011, 9:11pm

Canon de 105mm Mle1934 Schneider



[SIZE=3]Canon de 105mm C (L/20) Mle1934 Schneider[/SIZE]
Type : howitzer
Crew : 1 NCO + 6 men
Caliber : 105mm
Barrel length : 2090 mm
Weight in action : 1722 kg
Elevation : -7° to +38.7°
Traverse : 39.6°
Ready to fire in 5 minutes
Rate of fire : 15 rpm

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Tuesday, April 26th 2011, 2:09am

Canon de 105mm Mle1935 Bourges

[SIZE=3]Canon de 105mm C (L/17) Mle1935 Bourges[/SIZE]
Type : howitzer
Crew : 1 NCO + 6 men
Caliber : 105mm
Barrel length : 1760 mm
Weight in action : 1627 kg
Elevation : -5° to +45°
Traverse : 52°
Ready to fire in 5 minutes
Rate of fire : 15 rpm

Ammunition:
HE Shell
Maximum range : 10500 m
Projectile weight : 15.6 kg
V° : 465 m/s

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Tuesday, April 26th 2011, 2:10am

Canon de 105mm modele 1936



[SIZE=3]Canon de 105mm modele 1936[/SIZE]
Weight:
--- 3,920 kg (7,253 lbs) tractor
--- 3,540 kg (7,804 lbs) horse-drawn
Barrel length: 3.905 m (12.79 ft) L/37.6
Shell: separate-loading, cased charge
Caliber: 105 mm (4.13 in)
Carriage: box trail
Elevation: 0° to +47° 48'
Traverse: 50°
Rate of fire: 4 rpm
Muzzle velocity: 725 m/s (2,379 ft/s)
Effective range: 16,000 m (17,498 yds)

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Tuesday, April 26th 2011, 2:55am

Canon de 155mm Mle1917 Schneider

[SIZE=3]Canon de 155mm C (L/15) Mle1917 Schneider[/SIZE]
Type : howitzer
Crew : 1 NCO + 7 men
Caliber : 155mm
Barrel length : 2332 mm (1737 mm rifling)
Weight in action : 3300 kg
Elevation : 0° to +42°20'
Traverse : 6°
Ready to fire in 5 minutes
Rate of fire : 2 rpm during 10 minutes or 0.7 rpm in sustained fire
HE Shell
Maximum range : 11900 m
Projectile weight : 43 – 43.5 kg
V° : 450 m/s

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Tuesday, April 26th 2011, 2:56am

Canon de 155 mm Mle1915 Saint-Chamond

[SIZE=3]Canon de 155 mm C (L/16) Mle1915 Saint-Chamond[/SIZE]
Type : howitzer
Crew : 1 NCO + 9 men
Caliber : 155mm
Barrel length : 2510 mm (2250 mm rifling)
Weight in action : 2860 kg
Elevation : 0° to +40°
Traverse : 6°
Ready to fire in 20 minutes
Rate of fire : 2 rpm during 10 minutes or 0.7 rpm in sustained fire

Ammunition:
HE Shell
Maximum range : 9800 m
Projectile weight : 43 kg
V° : 335 m/s

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Tuesday, April 26th 2011, 2:57am

Canon de 145/155mm (L/42) Mle1916 Saint-Chamond



[SIZE=3]Canon de 145/155mm (L/42) Mle1916 Saint-Chamond[/SIZE]
Type : field gun
Caliber : 145mm or 155mm
Weight in action : 12500 kg
Elevation : 0° to +38°
Traverse : 6°
Ready to fire in 3 hours
Rate of fire : 1-2 rpm

Ammunition:
HE Shell
Maximum range : 18000 m
Projectile weight : 43 kg
V° : 790 m/s

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Tuesday, April 26th 2011, 2:58am

Canon de 155mm L (L/26) Mle1918 Schneide

[SIZE=3]Canon de 155mm L (L/26) Mle1918 Schneider[/SIZE]
Type : field gun
Caliber : 155mm
Weight in action : 5050 kg
Elevation : 1°15' to +43°35'
Traverse : 6°
Ready to fire in 20 minutes
Rate of fire : 2 rpm

Ammunition:
HE Shell
Maximum range : 13600 m
Projectile weight

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Tuesday, April 26th 2011, 2:59am

Canon de 155mm L (L/32) Mle1917 Schneider

[SIZE=3]Canon de 155mm L (L/32) Mle1917 Schneider[/SIZE]
Type : field gun
Crew : 10 men
Caliber : 155mm
Weight in action : 8800 kg
Elevation : -5° to +40°
Traverse : 4°30
Ready to fire in 30 minutes
Rate of fire : 2-3 rpm

Ammunition:
HE Shell
Maximum range : 17000 m
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Projectile weight : 43.7 kg
V° : 665 m/s

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Tuesday, April 26th 2011, 3:01am

Canon de 155 mm GPF (L/38)

[SIZE=3]Canon de 155 mm GPF (L/38) (Grande Puissance Fillioux)[/SIZE]
Type : field gun
Crew : 10 men
Caliber : 155mm
Weight in action : 8800 kg
Elevation : -5° to +40°
Traverse : 4°30
Ready to fire in 30 minutes
Rate of fire : 2-3 rpm

Ammunition:
HE Shell
Maximum range : 18600-19300 m
Projectile weight : 43 kg
V° : 735 m/s

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[SIZE=3]Canon de 155 mm GPF (L/38) (Grande Puissance Fillioux) – Touzard carriage[/SIZE]
Type : field gun
Crew : 10 men
Caliber : 155mm
Weight in action : 12200 kg
Elevation : 0° to +39°
Traverse : 60°
Rate of fire : 2-3 rpm

Ammunition:
HE Shell
Maximum range : 21000 m
Projectile weight : 43 - 45 kg
V° : 735 m/s

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Tuesday, April 26th 2011, 3:03am

[SIZE=3]Canon de 155mm L (L/55) Mle1932 Schneider[/SIZE]
Type : field gun / coastal gun
Caliber : 155mm
Weight in action : 16600 kg
Elevation : -8° to +45°
Traverse : 360° with the plateform
Rate of fire : 4-5 rpm (elevation up to 25°) and 3-4 rpm (elevation 25° - 45°) thanks to a mechanical loading system

Ammunition:
HE Shell
Maximum range : 26000 - 27500 m
Projectile weight : 50 kg (5.5kg explosive)
V° : 900 m/s

The Mle1932 155mm L Schneider gun was mainly used by the French Navy for its mobile batteries. When emplaced on the plateform (which needed no peculiar preparation of the ground) it had a full 360° traverse. The strange shape of the wheels is to allow the easy 360° traverse, which would not have been possible with pneumatics. Only 16 guns (4 batteries of 4 guns) were in service in 1939/1940.

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Tuesday, April 26th 2011, 3:04am

Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 44



Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 44
Type : field howitzer
Caliber : 155mm
Weight in action : 8,100 kg (17,857 lbs)
Elevation : -4°/69°
Traverse : 80°
Crew : 5 men
Rate of fire : 4-5 rpm

Ammunition:
HE Shell
Maximum range : 23,300 m (25,481 yd)
Projectile weight : 43kg
V° : 900 m/s

The Mle1944 155mm gun was chosen as one of the new standard field howitzers of the French Army in 1944. The gun was also incorporated into self-propelled artillery pieces based on the Char-6 and Char-8 tanks.

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Tuesday, April 26th 2011, 3:05am

Canon de 194 mm GPF (L/33.5) (Grande Puissance Fillioux)

[SIZE=3]Canon de 194 mm GPF (L/33.5) (Grande Puissance Fillioux)[/SIZE]
Type : Tracked field gun (can easily fire at 360°)
Speed : 8-10 km/h (Panhard SUK4 M2 engine, 120 hp)
Crew : - men
Caliber : 194mm
Weight in action : 29600 kg
Elevation : 0° to +37°
Traverse : 360°
Rate of fire : 1-2 rpm

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Tuesday, April 26th 2011, 3:10am

Mortier de 220mm C (L/10.3) Mle1916

[SIZE=3]Mortier de 220mm C (L/10.3) Mle1916[/SIZE]
Type : heavy mortar/howitzer
Caliber : 220mm
Weight in action : 5800 kg
Elevation : 10° to +65°
Traverse : 6°6'
Ready to fire in 6 hours
Rate of fire : 1 rpm
HE Shell
Maximum range : 10800 m
Projectile weight : 100.5 kg
V° : 415 m/s

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Tuesday, April 26th 2011, 3:15am

Canon de 220mm L (L/35) Mle1917 Schneider

[SIZE=3]Canon de 220mm L (L/35) Mle1917 Schneider[/SIZE]
Type : field gun
Caliber : 220mm
Weight in action : 23000 kg
Elevation : 0° to +37°
Traverse : 20°
Ready to fire in 6 hours
Rate of fire : 1 rpm

Ammunition:
HE Shell
Maximum range : 22800 m
Projectile weight : 105.5 kg
V° : 770 m/s

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Tuesday, April 26th 2011, 3:16am

Canon de 240mm (L/22.3) Mle1884/1917 Saint-Chamond

[SIZE=3]Canon de 240mm (L/22.3) Mle1884/1917 Saint-Chamond[/SIZE]
Type : field gun
Caliber : 240mm
Weight in action : 31000 kg
Elevation : 0° to +38°
Traverse : 10°
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Ready to fire in 24hours
Rate of fire : 1-2 shell every 2 minutes

Ammunition:
HE Shell
Maximum range : 18000 m
Projectile weight : 164 kg
V° : 640 m/s

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Tuesday, April 26th 2011, 3:19am

Mortier de 240mm LT Mle1916

[SIZE=3]Mortier de 240mm LT Mle1916[/SIZE]
Type : heavy trench mortar/siege mortar
Caliber : 240mm
Barrel length : 2450mm
Weight in action : 3500 kg
Elevation : +45° to +75°
Traverse : 36°
Rate of fire : 1 shell every 6 minutes

Ammunition:
HE Shell
Maximum range : 2150 m
Projectile weight : 83-89 kg (42.4 - 45 kg explosive)
V° : 145 m/s

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Tuesday, April 26th 2011, 3:20am

Mortier de 280mm C (L/12) Mle1914 Schneider PF

[SIZE=3]Mortier de 280mm C (L/12) Mle1914 Schneider PF[/SIZE]
Type : heavy mortar/howitzer
Caliber : 280mm
Barrel length : 3352mm (2642mm rifling)
Weight in action : 16220 kg
Elevation : +10° to +60°
Traverse : 44°60'
Rate of fire : 4 shell every 5 minutes

Ammunition:
HE Shell
Maximum range : 10950 m
Projectile weight : 205 kg (275 kg)
V° : 418 m/s
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