Canon de 155 C modèle 1917 Schneider
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| Canon de 155 C modèle 1917 | |
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 Canon de 155 C mle 1917, displayed in Hämeenlinna Artillery Museum. |
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| Type | Heavy field howitzer |
| Place of origin |  France |
| Service history | |
| Used by | France United States Finland |
| Wars | WWI, WWII |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 7600 lb total |
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| Shell | HE, Shrapnel 95 lb (43 kg) |
| Caliber | 155 mm |
| Breech | interrupted screw |
| Recoil | hydropneumatic, 51.3 inch |
| Carriage | wheeled, box trail |
| Elevation | 0° - 42.33° |
| Traverse | 3° L & R |
| Rate of fire | 4/min (max) 2/min (sustained) |
| Muzzle velocity | 1476 ft/s |
| Maximum range | 12,250 yds |
The French Canon de 155 C modèle 1917 is a 155 millimeter howitzer used by the French Army during the first half of the 20th century. It was manufactured by Schneider et Cie.
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[edit] US service
USA adopted the gun as 155 mm Howitzer Carriage, Model of 1918 (Schneider). Model 1918 built in the US differed slightly from French models, with a straight rather than curved shield, rubber rather than steel tyres on wheels, slightly different firing mechanism.[1] US units were in action in France in 1918 with French-built guns. The first US regiment equipped with US-made guns was about to embark for France when World War I ended.[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Handbook of artillery : including mobile, anti-aircraft and trench matériel (1920). United States. Army. Ordnance Dept, May 1920. Page 207
- ^ Brown 1920, Page 61, 65
[edit] References
- Handbook of artillery : including mobile, anti-aircraft and trench matériel (1920). United States. Army. Ordnance Dept, May 1920.
- Sevellon Brown, The Story of Ordnance in the World War. Washington: James William Bryan Press, 1920
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