Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1887
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The Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1887 was a turret mounted medium-caliber naval gun used as the main armament of a number of armored cruisers of the French Navy during World War I.
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Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1887 | |
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Type | Naval gun |
Place of origin | France |
Service history | |
Used by | France |
Wars | World War I |
Production history | |
Designed | 1887 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 10,770 kg (23,740 lb) |
Length | 8.076 m (26 ft 6 in) |
Barrel length | 7.76 m (25 ft 6 in) 45 caliber[1] |
Shell | separate-loading, bagged charge and projectiles |
Shell weight | 75–90 kg (165–198 lb) |
Caliber | 194 mm (7.6 in) |
Elevation | Dupuy de Lôme: -5°/ +15° Amiral Charner: -6° / +14.2° |
Traverse | Bow/Stern: -150° / +150°[2] |
Rate of fire | 1 rpm |
Muzzle velocity | 770–800 m/s (2,500–2,600 ft/s)[1] |
Effective firing range | 11.5 km (7 mi) |
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