Year | 1917 |
Weapon Type | Medium Field Howitzer |
Origin & Designer | France/Schneider |
Numbers Produced | 2.043 |
Crew | 10 |
Calibre | 155mm |
Elevation | -5° to +42° |
Traverse | 5° |
Breech | Interrupted Screw |
Recoil | Hydropneumatic |
Gun Sight | [@gun_sight] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Carriage | Box Trail |
Trailers | [@trailers] |
Gun Shield | 4mm |
Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
Barrel Length | 2.176mm (L/15) |
Overall Length | 5.91m |
Width | 1.90m |
Height | 1.43m |
Weight | Weight in Traction: 3.720 kg Weight in Action: 3.300 kg |
Round Weight | 43.61 kg (HE) |
Muzzle Velocity | 450 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 | 11.300m |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Traction | (Citroen-Kegresse P-14) |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | This heavy gun was designed by Schneider and used in World War One as long range artillery piece. Only around 400 were made and many were sold off during the interwar period, those what remained were modernised for motorised traction. |