Canon de 90 mm Modèle 1926

Canon de 90 mm Modèle 1926
Type Dual-purpose gun
Place of origin France
Service history
In service World War II
Used by France
Wars World War II
Production history
Designed 1926
Specifications
Weight 1.60 metric tons
Barrel length 4.5 meters (15 ft) 50 caliber
Shell Fixed QF ammunition
Shell weight 9.51 kilograms (21.0 lb)
Caliber 90 millimeters (3.5 in)
Breech Schneider semi-automatic breech mechanism
Elevation -10° to +80°
Traverse -150° to +150°
Rate of fire 12-15 rpm
Muzzle velocity 850 meters per second (2,800 ft/s)
Maximum firing range Horizontal: 16,885 meters (18,466 yd) at 45°
Vertical: 10,600 meters (11,600 yd) at 80°[1]

The Canon de 90 mm Modèle 1926 was a light-caliber Dual-purpose gun used as primary armament on minesweeping sloops and anti-aircraft armament on a number of French Navy cruisers and battleships during World War II.

Description

The Canon de 90 mm Modèle 1926 had a autofretted barrel and a Schneider semi-automatic breech mechanism. These guns were carried in single and double, dual-purpose turrets.[2]

Ammunition

Ammunition was of Fixed QF type. The cartridge case was 385 millimetres (15.2 in) long and with a 6.83 kilograms (15.1 lb) propellant charge weighed 18 kilograms (40 lb).

The gun was able to fire:

Ships that carried the Canon de 90 mm Modèle 1926 include:

Notes

  1. ↑ Campbell, John (2002-01-01). Naval weapons of World War Two. Naval Institute Press. p. 302. ISBN 0870214594. OCLC 51995246.
  2. ↑ Campbell, John (2002-01-01). Naval weapons of World War Two. Naval Institute Press. p. 302. ISBN 0870214594. OCLC 51995246.
  3. ↑ The 90 mm/40 (5.1") Model 1926 at Naval Weapons.Com

References

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