Canon de 194 GPF

Canon de 194 GPF
Saint Chamond 194mm GPF affut-chenille at the US Army Artillery Museum at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma.
TypeSelf-propelled artillery
Place of originFrance
Service history
In service1920–1942
Used byFrance
Nazi Germany
Italy
WarsWorld War II
Production history
DesignerLouis Filloux
Émile Rimailho [fr]
Designed1918
ManufacturerSaint-Chamond
Puteaux
Produced1918-1919
No. built50
Variants19,4 cm Kanone 485/585 (f)
Specifications
Mass29,600 kg (65,300 lb)[1][2]
Barrel length6.57 m (21 ft 7 in) L/42.2[2]
Width2.54 m (8 ft 4 in)[1]
Height7.775 m (25 ft 6 in)[1]

Shell80.86 kg (200 lb)
Caliber194 mm (7.63 in)
Elevation0° to 40°[1]
Traverse55°[2]
Muzzle velocity640 m/s (2,100 ft/s)[2]
725 m/s (2,380 ft/s)[1] (from 1921)
Maximum firing range18,300 m (20,000 yd)[2]
20,800 m (22,700 yd)[1] (from 1921)

Main
armament
194 mm (7.6 in) gun
EnginePanhard SUK4 M2
120 hp (89 kW)
Maximum speed 8-10 km/h (5-6 mp/h)

The Canon de 194 GPF (Grande Puissance Filloux - "High-Power" Filloux) - was the first French tracked self-propelled gun (SPG). Designed at the end of World War I, it was a pioneering weapon with many modern features.

  1. ^ a b c d e f Vauvillier 2007, p. 71.
  2. ^ a b c d e Hogg 2000, p. 76.