305mm/40 Modèle 1893 gun

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305mm/40 Modèle 1893

Coning tower of the French battleship Suffren
Type naval gun
Place of origin France
Service history
Used by France
Wars First World War
Specifications
Shell separate charges and shell
Calibre 305 mm
Breech Welin breech, hydro-pneumatically powered

The 305mm/40 Modèle 1893 gun was a heavy naval gun of the French Navy.

The type was used on a wide number of pre-dreadnough battleships: the Charlemagne class, the unique battleships Iéna and French battleship Suffren, and the classes République and Liberté

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