The Canon de 155 L modèle 1877/14 Schneider was a French heavy artillery piece designed before and produced during the First World War. A number were still on hand during the Second World War and serv
Batterie de 155 Schneider montée et continuant le tir Médiathèque de l'architecture et du patrimoine APTH001226
De Bange 155 mm cannon
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The de Bange 155 mm long cannon mle. 1877 was the French artillery piece that debuted the 155 mm caliber, which is still in widespread use across the world today. Although obsolete by the beginning of
Canon de 155 L modèle 1877/14 Schneider
…counter-battery fire emphasized the importance of long-range heavy artillery. At the beginning of World War I, the French Army had about 1,300 de Bange 155 mm L modèle 1877 guns in its inventory, without a clear idea of how to replace them. Although accurate and reliable it lacked a modern recoil system, which meant that…
155 K 77 cannon at Salpa Line Museum, Miehikkälä, Finland
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A 155 L pulled into position at the Pontarlier artillery school, 1905-1910