| 155 mm Creusot Long Tom | |
|---|---|
 Long Tom being loaded during the siege of Mafeking | |
| Type | siege gun |
| Place of origin | France |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1897 to 1901 |
| Used by | Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek |
| Wars | Second Boer War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Probably De Bange |
| Designed | 1876 |
| Manufacturer | Schneider et Cie, Le Creusot, France |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 6,500 kilograms (14,300 lb) |
| Length | 7.5 metres (25 ft) |
| Barrel length | 4.2 metres (14 ft) |
| Crew | Commander (warrant officer) and six gunners |
| Shell | 94 pounds (43 kg) |
| Caliber | 155 millimetres (15.5 cm) |
| Barrels | 1 |
| Action | breech loader |
| Elevation | -13° to 28° |
| Traverse | None |
| Rate of fire | 20 rounds per hour |
| Muzzle velocity | 480 m/s |
| Effective firing range | 9,000 metres (30,000 ft) |
| Maximum firing range | 9,880 metres (32,410 ft) |
| Sights | Tangent sight and quadrant |
The 155 mm Creusot Long Tom was a French siege gun (artillery piece) manufactured by Schneider et Cie in Le Creusot, France and used by the Boers in the Second Boer War as field guns.[1]: p. 164
Four guns, along with 4,000 common shells, 4,000 shrapnel shells and 800 case shot were purchased by the South African Republic (informally known as the Transvaal) in 1897. The guns were emplaced in four forts around the country's capital, Pretoria.[2]
- ^ Changuion, Louis (2001). Silence of the guns. Pretoria: Protea.
- ^ Hall, D.D. (3 June 1978). "The Naval Guns in Natal 1899-1902". Military History Journal. 4 (3). The South African Military History Society. ISSN 0026-4016.