TRF1

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The 155mm towed cannon Tr-F1 is a French towed howitzer produced by GIAT and used by the French army.

Contents 1 numerical Information 2 Performance 3 Ammunition 4 Operators 5 References

[edit] numerical Information

• Weight: 10.52t
• Length: 18.26m

[edit] Performance

• Range: 24km (high-explosive shells) to 30km with long-range ammunition
• 3 shots in 15 s.
• 6 shots/min. (because it is necessary to let the tube cool)
• Setting out of battery: 2 min
• Crossing of slopes of 60%, fords of 1.20m.
• Horizontal field of fire: 445mil to the left, 675mil to the right.
• Hydraulic aiming

[edit] Ammunition

• Capacity of tractor: 56 shots, 32 on pallets and 24 in rack.
• Can fire all 155 mm ammunition (the normal ammunition is the high-explosive shell).
• Casings are combustible, which improves rate of fire: there is nothing to extract before reloading.

[edit] Operators

• Cyprus (12)
• France (105)
• Saudi Arabia (28)

[edit] References

• 155 TR F1 155 mm Howitzer - Archived 5/2004; Forecast International