138mm/40 Modèle 1927 gun

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138mm/40 Modèle 1927

Scale model of the 138mm/40 Modèle 1927 gun on display at the Musée national de la Marine
Type naval gun
Place of origin France
Service history
In service 1927-1959
Used by France
Specifications
Calibre 138 mm
Traverse 300°
Rate of fire 9/min
Maximum range 16600 m 28° elevation, streamlined shell

The 138mm/40 Modèle 1927 gun was a medium calibre naval gun of the French Navy.

The type was used on the cruiser Pluton and the destroyers of the Aigle and Vauquelin classes.

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