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. |