Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50
| Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50 | |
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Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50 in Beyt ha-Totchan Museum, Zikhron Ya'akov. | |
| Type | Field Howitzer |
| Place of origin | France |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1950-1990s |
| Used by | See Operators |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 8,100 kg (17,857 lbs) |
| Barrel length | 4.65 m (15 ft 3 in) L/30 |
| Crew | 5 |
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| Caliber | 155 mm (6.1 in) |
| Breech | interrupted screw |
| Carriage | split trail |
| Elevation | -4°/69° |
| Traverse | 80° |
| Muzzle velocity | 650 m/s (2,133 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 18,000 m (19,685 yd) |
| Maximum firing range | 23,300 m (25,481 yd) |
Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50 was a French 155 mm 30 calibre howitzer introduced in 1952.[1] The first French artillery designed since World War II, it was manufactured in both France and under license in Sweden for the Swedish armed forces. The Model 50 was replaced in French service during the 1980s by the TRF1.[1]
The Model 50 has a split trail, large slotted muzzle-brake, four-wheeled bogie and a retractable firing pedestal beneath the axles.
Operators
IDF M-50 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
France: standard howitzer of the French Army, replaced in the late 1980s by the TRF1.[1]
Sweden: 170;[2] possibly more produced under license.[1]
Israel: 170; most of these were later mounted on an M4 Sherman tank chassis as self-propelled howitzers.[2]
Lebanon: 50[2]
Morocco: 18[3]
Senegal: 6[2]
Switzerland: 20[2]
Tunisia: 30[2]
See also
- M-50 155 mm - An M4 Sherman chassis based self-propelled artillery piece mounting the Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50 155 mm L/30 howitzer in large enclosed superstructure.
References
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