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Valée system
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The Valée system was an artillery system developed between 1825 and 1831 by the French artillery officer Sylvain Charles Valée, and officially adopted by the French Army from 1828.
The "Gribeauval system" was improved by Sylvain-Charles, comte Valée from 1821 to 1831, to be used under the name "Valée system" until the Crimea War (1853–1856).
The "Gribeauval system" was improved by Sylvain-Charles, comte Valée from 1821 to 1831, to be used under the name "Valée system" until the Crimea War
Valée artillery train for a canon de 12.
Valée artillery train for a canon de 12.
Obusier de 15 cm Valée, modèle 1828, founded in 1852 in Douai. Caliber: 151 mm. Length: 1.71 m. Weight: 587 kg. Ammunition: shell within sabot, 7.7 kg
Obusier de 15 cm Valée, modèle 1828, founded in 1852 in Douai. Caliber: 151 mm. Length: 1.71 m. Weight: 587 kg. Ammunition: shell within sabot, 7.7 kg.
Canon de 12 Valée with carriage, 1854.
Canon de 12 Valée with carriage, 1854.
Year XI system
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The Year XI system was a French artillery system developed during the rule of Napoleon. The Year XI system was original in that it brought various improvements to the highly successful Gribeauval syst
Valée system
…officially adopted by the French Army from 1828. The Valée system consisted in various technical improvements to the Gribeauval system and Napoleon I's Year XI system. The system mainly improved the mobility of the artillery train, and simplified maintenance by standardizing limber usage and wheel size, and reducing…
Canon de 6 système An XI, founded in Douay in 1813.
Canon de 6 système An XI, founded in Douay in 1813.
Canon de 12 court, modèle 1803 (short 12-pdr cannon, Mk 1803), Le Papegay, Year XI system. Founded in 1824 in Douai. Caliber: 120 mm (rifled in 1858).
Canon de 12 court, modèle 1803 (short 12-pdr cannon, Mk 1803), Le Papegay, Year XI system. Founded in 1824 in Douai. Caliber: 120 mm (rifled in 1858). Length: 210 cm. Weight: 880 kg. Ammunition: 6 kg metal ball.
Mortar of 324 mm. Strasbourg, 1811.
Mortar of 324 mm. Strasbourg, 1811.
Canon obusier de 11 pouces (11-inch gun-howitzer), système An XI, bronze founded in 1810 at Douai. Caliber: 297 mm. Length: 2.56 m. Weight: 6,174 kg.
Canon obusier de 11 pouces (11-inch gun-howitzer), système An XI, bronze founded in 1810 at Douai. Caliber: 297 mm. Length: 2.56 m. Weight: 6,174 kg. Ammunition: shells.