Canon de 155 mm GPF

Canon de 155 GPF mle.1917
155 mm GPF gun in travel position at US Army Ordnance Museum
TypeField gun, Coastal artillery
Place of originFrance
Service history
In service1917–1945
Used byFrance
Australia
Brazil
Chile
Finland
Nazi Germany
Royal Italian Army
Imperial Japan
Philippines
Free Poland
United States
WarsWorld War I
World War II
Production history
DesignerColonel Louis Filloux
ManufacturerRenault
Atelier de Bourges
Atelier de Puteaux
Specifications
MassTravel: 13,000 kg (28,660 lbs)
Barrel length5.915 m (20 ft) L/38.2

Shellseparate-loading, cased charge.
43 kg (95 lb)
Caliber155 mm (6.10 in)
Recoil1.8m 10° to 1.1 28°
Carriagesplit trail
Elevation0° to +35°
Traverse60°
Rate of fire2 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity735 m/s (2,411 ft/s)
Maximum firing range19,500 m (21,325 yds)

The Canon de 155 Grande Puissance Filloux (GPF) modèle 1917 was a WWI-era French-designed 155 mm gun used by the French Army and the United States Army during the first half of the 20th century in towed and self-propelled mountings.