Year | 1917 |
Weapon Type | Heavy Gun |
Origin & Designer | France/Filloux |
Numbers Produced | 449 |
Crew | 10 |
Calibre | 155mm |
Elevation | 0° to +39° |
Traverse | 60° |
Breech | Interrupted Screw |
Recoil | Hydropneumatic |
Gun Sight | [@gun_sight] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Carriage | Split Trail |
Trailers | [@trailers] |
Gun Shield | [@gun_shield] |
Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
Barrel Length | 5.915mm (L/38.2) |
Overall Length | [@length] |
Width | 2.70m |
Height | [@height] |
Weight | Weight in Traction: 13.000 kg Weight in Action: 11.200 kg |
Round Weight | 44.85 kg (HE Bagged Charge) |
Muzzle Velocity | 717 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 | 18.600m |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Traction | Motorised (Laffly S35T) |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | This heavy gun was designed by Filloux and built by Puteaux. It was used in the same way as the 155mm Schneider mle 17 and issued to heavy artillery regiments at Corps level. The gun stayed on after WW1 and many saw action in 1940. |