Image: Canon de 220 L Modèle 1917 (artillerie.asso.fr)
Year
1917
Weapon Type
Heavy Gun
Origin & Designer
France/Schneider
Numbers Produced
68
Crew
[@crew]
Calibre
220mm
Elevation
0° to +37°
Traverse
20°
Breech
Interrupted Screw
Recoil
Hydropneumatic
Gun Sight
[@gun_sight]
Gun Mount
[@gun_mounts]
Carriage
Box Trail
Trailers
[@trailers]
Gun Shield
[@gun_shield]
Armoured Plate
[@armoured_plate]
Barrel Length
7.672mm (L/35)
Overall Length
[@length]
Width
[@width]
Height
[@height]
Weight
Weight in Traction: 25.880 kg Weight in Action: 23.000 kg
Round Weight
105.5 kg
Muzzle Velocity
770 m/s
Feed
[@feed]
Magazine Capacity
[@magazine_capacity]
Practical Rate of Fire
[@practical_rate_of_fire]
Rate of Fire
1 r.p.m.
Maximum Rate of Fire
[@maximum_rate_of_fire]
Maximum Ceiling
[@maximum_ceiling]
Maximum Ground Range
[@maximum_ground_range]
Maximum Range
22.800m
Armour Penetration
[@armour_penetration]
Traction
Motorised (Two Loads)
Variants
[@variants]
Notes
This heavy gun was successfully used in World War One as a long range artillery piece, after the war it was still in service and saw further action in 1940.