Canon de 194 mm GPF

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The gun Canon de 194 mm GPF was a French cannon of the First World War . GPF stands for "Grand Puissance, Filloux", which means a high-performance gun.

history

As early as the First World War, French designers tried to make guns more mobile. Similar to the St. Chamond 280 mm mortar , the GPF 194 mm is one of the guns mounted on a Holt chain drive. The inventor was Colonel Filloux. Filloux basically used the mount of the 155 mm gun and mounted a 194 mm barrel on the proven mount. The system was finally mounted on a tractor frame. It turned out, however, that the total weight of the gun was too high when it was used for cross-country entries. The improvements entailed that the engine was removed and the gun had to be transported in two partial loads. Instead of a wheel carriage, the chain carriage remained. This gave the heavy artillery better standing than the conventional way. Support struts increased the stability.

Technical specifications

  • Caliber: 194 mm
  • Weight: 15,600 kg
  • Elevation range: 0 ° - 35 °
  • Side straightening range: 55 °
  • Muzzle velocity: 640 m / sec
  • Maximum range: 18,300 m

literature

  • Ian Hogg: Artillery of the 20th Century , Gondrom Verlag, Bindlach 2001, ISBN 3-8112-1878-6
Artillery of the French Army in World War II


Air defense

Mitrailleuse de 25 mm contre-aéroplanes • Canon de 75 antiaérien mle 1913-1917 • Canon de 75 CA modèle 1940 Schneider

Anti-tank

Canon léger de 25 antichar SA-L mle 1937 • Canon de 37 mm AC modèle 1934 • Canon de 47 mm AC modèle 1934 • Canon de 47 mm modèle 1937

Field guns

Canon de 75 mm modèle 1897

Infantry guns

Canon d'Infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 TRP

Light, medium
and heavy artillery

Canon de 105 court mle 1934 Schneider • Canon de 105 court mle 1935 B • Canon de 105 L mle 1936 Schneider • Canon de 105 mle 1913 Schneider • Canon de 155 C modèle 1917 S • Canon de 155 mm C modèle 1915 Saint-Chamond • Canon de 155 mm GPF • Canon de 194 mm GPF • Canon de 220 L mle 1917 • 220 mm TR mle 1915/1916

Grenade launcher

Mortier de 150 mm T Mle 1917 Fabry

Mountain guns

Canon de 65 mm de montagne modèle 1906 • Canon de 75 M (montagne) modele 1919 Schneider • Canon de 75 M (montagne) modele 1928 • Canon Court de 105 M (montagne) modele 1909 Schneider • Canon Court de 105 M (montagne) modèle 1919 tailor

Railway guns

Canon de 240 modèle 93/96 TAZ • Canon de 32 modèle 1870/93 • Obusier de 370 modèle 1915 • Obusier de 400 mm modèle 1915/1916 • Obusier de 520 modèle 1916

Siege guns

Canon de 240 mm modèle 1884 • Mortier de 280 modèle 14/16

Coastal artillery

Canon de 100 mm modèle 1891 • Canon de 145 L modele 1916 Saint-Chamond • Canon de 155 L modele 1916 Saint-Chamond • Canon de 240 mm modèle 1884 • Mortier de 270 modèle 1889

Chariot cannons

Puteaux SA 18 • 47mm SA mle 1935 • Canon de 75 mm modèle 1897