Canon de 240mm Mle1884/1917 Saint-Chamond (240 mm polní dělo)

Canon de 240mm (L/22.3) Mle1884/1917 Saint-Chamond

Caliber: 240 mm
Barrel length: L/22,3
Fighting weight : 31 000 kg
Elevation: 0° to +38°
Measured quantity: 10°
Preparing to fire in 24 hours
Rate of fire 1 - 2 shots for 2 minutes shell
Ammunition: HE
Max. range: 18 000 m
Bullet weight: 164 kg
V° : 640 m/s


Source:
Chamberlain, Peter and Gander, Terry: Heavy Artillery; WW2 Fact Files, MACDONALD and JANES, London, 1974,
David Lehmann , 1939-1940 FRENCH ARMAMENT
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