155 K 77 cannon at Salpa Line Museum, Miehikkälä, Finland
Type
fortress and siege artillery (initial designation) counter-battery role (WWI)
Place of origin
France
Service history
In service
1877–1944
Used by
France Finland Kingdom of Romania Soviet Union Spanish Republic
Wars
World War I World War II Spanish Civil War Continuation War
Production history
Designer
Charles Ragon de Bange
Designed
1876
No. built
~1,400
Specifications
Mass
5,700 kg (12,600 lb) 6,500 kg (14,300 lb) on cingoli
Barrel length
4.2 m (14 ft) L/27
Shell weight
43.2 kg (100 lb) (1915 FA shell)
Caliber
155 mm (6.1 in)
Breech
de Bange
Recoil
None
Carriage
Box trail
Elevation
-10° to +28°
Traverse
4°
Rate of fire
1 rpm
Muzzle velocity
561 m/s (1,840 ft/s) with 1915 FA shell
Maximum firing range
12,700 m (13,900 yd) with 1915 FA shell
The de Bange 155 mm long cannon mle. 1877 (or more briefly the 155 L de Bange) was the French artillery piece that debuted the 155 mm caliber in widespread use today. Although obsolete by the beginning of World War I, the 155 L was nonetheless pressed into service and became the main counter-battery piece of the French army in the first two years of the war.[1]
^Vauvillier, François (April–May 2008). "Le 155 Long de Bange, une pièce de siège et place part en campagne (1914-1918)". Histoire de Guerre, Blindés & Matériel (in French). 82. Paris: Histoire & Collection: 74–79. Archived from the original on 2014-02-20.
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