Mortier de 270 modèle 1885
Mortier de 270 modèle 1885 | |
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General Information | |
Military designation: | Mortier de 270 Modèle 1885 |
Manufacturer country: | France |
Developer / Manufacturer: | Charles Ragon de Bange |
Start of production: | 1885 |
Number of pieces: | 32 |
Model variants: | 1 |
Technical specifications | |
Pipe length: | 2.7 m |
Caliber : |
270 mm |
Caliber length : | 10 |
Cadence : | 0.5 rounds / min |
Elevation range: | −0 + 70 degrees |
Side straightening area: | 30 ° |
Furnishing | |
Charging principle: | Breech loader with crank lock system Bange |
The Mortier de 270 modèle 1885 ( German mortar 270 mm model 1885 ) - colloquially also called Mortier de Bange de 270 - was a gun of the French coastal artillery of the 19th century, which was designed by Charles Valérand Ragon de Bange .
concept
On May 11, 1874, the War Ministry specified the 120, 155 and 220 millimeters for the cannons and 220 and 270 millimeters for the mortars. The last drafts for the mortar were completed on May 24, 1878, but construction of the devices did not begin until 1885.
The mortar 270 modèle 1885 had a drawn barrel with a rotary crank lock - both together weighed 5,800 kilograms. The carriage, which weighed 10,700 kilograms, had four small wheels that ran on the side rails of a steel frame. A hydropneumatic cylinder was attached to the front of the steel frame and attached to the mount. This cylinder absorbed the recoil forces when fired. It was the same principle as had already been used in the Mortier de 220 modèle 1880 (mortar 220 mm model 1880).
use
The mortar was used in the First World War as part of the heavy artillery of the French army and was the largest caliber used after the 340 mm railway gun.
At the beginning of the Second World War there were still 24 mortars, nothing is known about their whereabouts.
More guns with the breech of the System de Bange
- Canon de 80 modèle 1877 , 80 mm mountain gun
- Canon de 90 mm modèle 1877 , 90 mm field gun (1878);
- Canon de 120 mm L modèle 1878 , 120 mm siege gun;
- Canon de 155 mm L modèle 1877
- Mortier de Bange de 220 , 220 mm siege gun (1880);
- Canon de 240 mm modèle 1884 , 240 mm coastal and siege gun (1884);
- Mortier de 270 modèle 1889 , 270 mm coastal and siege gun
Web links
- L'artillerie du XIXe siècle forsteynard.com consulté le 14 septembre 2012
- fortiffsere
- Systems fear