Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1919
Naval gun
Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1919 | |
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Type | Naval gun |
Place of origin | France |
Service history | |
In service | World War II |
Used by | France |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designed | 1919 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3.35 metric tons |
Barrel length | 5.2 meters (17 ft) 40 caliber |
Shell | 130x674mm R Separate loading QF |
Shell weight | 35 kilograms (77 lb) |
Caliber | 130 millimeters (5.1 in)[1] |
Breech | Welin breech block |
Elevation | -10° to +36° |
Rate of fire | 4-5 rpm[2] |
Muzzle velocity | 725 meters per second (2,380 ft/s)[3] |
Maximum firing range | 18,900 meters (20,700 yd) at 36°[4] |
The Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1919 was a medium-caliber naval guns used as the primary armament on a number of French Destroyers during World War II.
Description
The Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1919 was of built up construction with a Welin breech block. These guns were carried in low-angle single turrets on Destroyers.[5]
Ammunition
Ammunition was of Separate loading QF ammunition type. The cartridge case was 674 millimetres (26.5 in) and with a 7.73 kilograms (17.0 lb) propellant charge weighed 17.5 kilograms (39 lb).
The gun was able to fire:
- Semi Armour-Piercing - 32 kg (71 lb)
- High Explosive - 34.85 kg (76.8 lb)
- Illumination - Unknown[6]
Naval Service
Ship classes that carried the Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1919 include:
- Bourrasque-class destroyers
- Chacal-class destroyers
Notes
References
- Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War Two. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.
External links
- http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNFR_51-40_m1919.php
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