Canon de 155 mm Modèle 1920
Canon de 155 mm Modèle 1920 | |
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Type | Naval gun |
Place of origin | France |
Service history | |
In service | 1920–1966 |
Used by | France |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designed | 1920 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 8.87 tonnes (9.78 short tons; 8.73 long tons) |
Barrel length | 8.87 meters (29.1 ft) 50 caliber |
Shell | separate-loading, bagged charge |
Shell weight | 56.5 kilograms (125 lb)[1] |
Caliber | 155 millimeters (6.1 in)[2] |
Breech | Welin interrupted-screw breech |
Elevation | -5° to +40° |
Traverse | Model 1921: -140° to +140°[3] |
Rate of fire | 3-5 rpm[4] |
Muzzle velocity | 850 meters per second (2,800 ft/s)[5] |
Maximum firing range | 26,100 meters (28,500 yd) at 40°[6] |
The Canon de 155 mm Modèle 1920 was a medium-caliber naval gun used as the primary armament on a number of French cruisers during World War II.
Description
The Canon de 155 mm Modèle 1920 was built with a liner, autofretted A tube, two part jacket and breech ring. There was a short collar at the breech end of the liner which screwed into the A tube and a Welin breech block which opened upwards. Useful life expectancy was 700 effective full charges (EFC) per barrel. These guns were carried both in twin turrets aboard cruisers and in single casemates aboard aircraft carriers. The twin turrets were slightly unusual in that each gun had its own cradle and they could be elevated or depressed independently.[7]
Ammunition
Ammunition was of separate loading type with two powder charges and a projectile.
The gun was able to fire:
- Semi Armour-Piercing - 56.5 kg (125 lb)
- High Explosive Base Fuzed - 59 kg (130 lb)
- High Explosive Nose Fuzed - 56.5 kg (125 lb)
- Illumination - Unknown[8]
Naval Service
Ship classes that carried the Canon de 155 mm Modèle 1920 include:
- Aircraft carrier Béarn
- Cruiser Jeanne d'Arc
- Duguay-Trouin-class cruisers
Notes
- ^ Campbell, Naval Weapons of WWII, p.292.
- ^ Campbell, Naval Weapons of WWII, p.292.
- ^ Campbell, Naval Weapons of WWII, p.292.
- ^ Campbell, Naval Weapons of WWII, p.292.
- ^ Campbell, Naval Weapons of WWII, p.292.
- ^ Campbell, Naval Weapons of WWII, p.292.
- ^ Campbell, Naval Weapons of WWII, p.292.
- ^ The 155 mm/50 (6.1") Model 1920 at Naval Weapons.Com
References
- Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War Two. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.
External links
- navweaps.com
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