TRF1

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TRF1
TRF1

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

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[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

[edit] References

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