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CANON DE 155 COURT MODÈLE 1915
CANON DE 155 COURT MODÈLE 1915
Image: Canon de 155 Court Modèle 1915 (Landships)
Year
1915
Weapon Type
Medium Field Howitzer
Origin & Designer
France/St Chamond
Numbers Produced
390
Crew
10
Calibre
155mm
Elevation
-5° to +40°
Traverse
6°
Breech
Vertical Sliding Block
Recoil
Hydrospring
Gun Sight
[@gun_sight]
Gun Mount
[@gun_mounts]
Carriage
Box Trail
Trailers
[@trailers]
Gun Shield
4mm
Armoured Plate
[@armoured_plate]
Barrel Length
2.517mm (L/17.8)
Overall Length
[@length]
Width
1.85m
Height
[@height]
Weight
Weight in Traction: 3.400 kg
Weight in Action: 2.860 kg
Round Weight
43.5 kg (HE Bagged Charge)
Muzzle Velocity
367 m/s
Feed
[@feed]
Magazine Capacity
[@magazine_capacity]
Practical Rate of Fire
[@practical_rate_of_fire]
Rate of Fire
3 r.p.m.
Maximum Rate of Fire
[@maximum_rate_of_fire]
Maximum Ceiling
[@maximum_ceiling]
Maximum Ground Range
[@maximum_ground_range]
Maximum Range
9.300m
Armour Penetration
[@armour_penetration]
Traction
Horse Drawn (Eight Horses)
Variants
[@variants]
Notes
The 155mm mle 15 was first issued in 1916 and served until 1918. Many were still in service in 1940 and were again used against the Germans.