Canon de 105 mle 1913 | |
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Type | Field gun |
Place of origin | France |
Production history | |
Designer | Schneider |
Manufacturer | Schneider |
No. built | ~France: 1,600 carriages ~2,000 barrels[1] Italy: 956[2] |
Specifications | |
Mass | Combat: 2,300 kg (5,071 lb) Travel: 2,650 kg (5,843 lb) |
Barrel length | 2.987 m (9 ft 10 in) L/28.4[3] |
Shell | 105 x 390mm R |
Shell weight | 15.7 kg (35 lb)[4] |
Caliber | 105 mm (4.134 in) |
Breech | interrupted screw |
Carriage | fixed trail |
Elevation | -5° to 37° |
Traverse | 6° |
Muzzle velocity | 550 m/s (1,805 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 12 km (7.45 mi) |
The Canon de 105 mle 1913 Schneider was a French artillery piece used in World War I and World War II by many European countries.