Canon de 194 GPF | |
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Type | Self-propelled artillery |
Place of origin | France |
Service history | |
In service | 1920–1942 |
Used by | France Nazi Germany Italy |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Louis Filloux Émile Rimailho |
Designed | 1918 |
Manufacturer | Saint-Chamond Puteaux |
Produced | 1918-1919 |
No. built | 50 |
Variants | 19,4 cm Kanone 485/585 (f) |
Specifications | |
Mass | 29,600 kg (65,300 lb)[1][2] |
Barrel length | 6.57 m (21 ft 7 in) L/42.2[2] |
Width | 2.54 m (8 ft 4 in)[1] |
Height | 7.775 m (25 ft 6 in)[1] |
Shell | 80.86 kg (200 lb) |
Caliber | 194 mm (7.63 in) |
Elevation | 0° to 40°[1] |
Traverse | 55°[2] |
Muzzle velocity | 640 m/s (2,100 ft/s)[2] 725 m/s (2,380 ft/s)[1] (from 1921) |
Maximum firing range | 18,300 m (20,000 yd)[2] 20,800 m (22,700 yd)[1] (from 1921) |
Main armament | 194 mm (7.6 in) gun |
Engine | Panhard 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.