CANON DE 155 L MODELE 1924

CANON DE 155 L MODELE 1924
Image: Canon de 155 L Modele 1924 (Overvalwagen)
Year1924
Weapon TypeHeavy Gun
Origin & DesignerBelgium/Cockerill
Numbers Produced24
Crew10
Calibre155mm
Elevation-5° to +26°
Traverse
BreechHorizontal Sliding Wedge
RecoilHydropneumatic
Gun Sight[@gun_sight]
Gun Mount[@gun_mounts]
CarriageBox Trail
Trailers[@trailers]
Gun Shield[@gun_shield]
Armoured Plate[@armoured_plate]
Barrel Length4.721mm (L/30.48)
Overall Length[@length]
Width[@width]
Height[@height]
WeightWeight in Traction: 8.900 kg
Weight in Action: 7.840 kg
Round Weight43 kg (HE)
Muzzle Velocity665 m/s
Feed[@feed]
Magazine Capacity[@magazine_capacity]
Practical Rate of Fire[@practical_rate_of_fire]
Rate of Fire1 r.p.m.
Maximum Rate of Fire[@maximum_rate_of_fire]
Maximum Ceiling[@maximum_ceiling]
Maximum Ground Range[@maximum_ground_range]
Maximum Range17.000m
Armour Penetration[@armour_penetration]
TractionMotorised (Brossel TAL 780B Tractor / Two Loads)
Variants[@variants]
NotesThe Canon de 155 L Modele 1924 was a heavy gun which was a combination of old and new. It was built in Belgian and the guns were mounted on carriages taken from obsolete Krupp M.1909 guns. The German army had previously modernised these weapons in world war one and up-graded them for motorised traction. The modele 1924 had to be separated into two parts for traction and these were issued to heavy regiments at army level.