340mm/28 Modèle 1881 gun

340mm/28 Modèle 1881

A 340mm/28 Modèle 1881 aboard the Magenta
Type naval gun
Place of origin France
Service history
In service 1881-1922
Used by France
Specifications
Weight 52.2 tons[1]
Length 28.5 calibres (9.7 m) bore[1]

Shell AP : 925.9 pounds (420.0 kg); Common : 771.6 pounds (350.0 kg)[1]
Calibre 340 mm
Muzzle velocity 1,969 feet per second (600 m/s)[1]

The 340mm/28 Modèle 1881 gun was a heavy naval gun of the French Navy.

History

The type was used in single mountings on the ironclads of the Marceau class, and on the Hoche.

See also

Weapons of comparable role, performance and era

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 French gun tables quoted in Brasseys Naval Annual 1901

External links

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