Canon de 155mm GPF

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Canon de 155 mm GPF mle 1917

155 mm GPF gun at US Army Ordnance Museum in travel position
Type field gun, coastal artillery
Place of origin France
Service history
In service 1917-1945
Used by Flag of France France
Flag of the United States USA
Flag of Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
Flag of the Philippines Philippines
Wars World War I
World War II
Production history
Designer Colonel L.J.F. Filloux
Specifications
Weight 13,000 kg (travelling)
Barrel length 5.915 m L/38.2

Shell separate-loading, cased charge.
95 lb (43.1 kg)
Caliber 155 mm
Recoil 1.8m 10° to 1.1 28°
Carriage split trail
Elevation 0° to +35°
Traverse 60°
Rate of fire 2 rpm
Muzzle velocity 735 m/s
Maximum range 19,500 m
US gun and crew, France 1918
US gun and crew, France 1918

The Canon de 155 mm Grande Puissance Filloux (GPF) mle 1917 is a 155 mm cannon used by the French Army during the first half of the 20th century. It was also used by the United States Army and United States Marine Corps as their primary heavy artillery gun under the designation 155 mm Gun M1917 or M1918 until 1942, when it was gradually replaced by the 155 mm M1A1 'Long Tom'. Associated US Army forces in the Far East (USAFFE) such as the 301st FA Regiment (Philippine Army) and the 86th FA Regiment (Philippine Scouts) also used this artillery piece in 1942. The gun was also mounted on a self-propelled mount as the M12 Gun Motor Carriage and saw action in 1944-45. These guns are famous as the type taken out by Lieutenant Colonel James Earl Rudder's 2nd Ranger battalion near Pointe du Hoc.
In German service it was known as the 15.5 cm K 418(f) where it served with heavy artillery battalions and on coastal defense duties.

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