203 mm/55 Modèle 1931 gun
The 203mm/55 Modèle 1931 gun was a medium naval gun of the French Navy. It used the same ammunition as the 203mm/50 Modèle 1924 gun, and were very similar except for the longer bore. It is believed that the guns were built from tubes of the older 240mm/50 Modèle 1902 guns.
Also recorded as 203 mm/55 Modele 1931 gun
203 mm/55 Modèle 1931 gun
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- 203mm/55 Modèle 1931
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- naval artillery · rifled breech loader
- Region
- France
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The 203mm/55 Modèle 1931 gun was a medium naval gun of the French Navy. It used the same ammunition as the 203mm/50 Modèle 1924 gun, and were very similar except for the longer bore. It is believed that the guns were built from tubes of the older 240mm/50 Modèle 1902 guns.
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Although commonly described as being used as the main battery of the heavy cruiser Algérie, mounted in four twin turrets, Algérie in fact used the same 203mm/50 Modèle 1924 as the rest of the French heavy cruisers. In fact as written in French Cruisers 1922 - 1956 these guns did not exist.
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• Name — 203mm/55 Modèle 1931 • Origin — France • Type — Naval gun • Is Ranged — YES • Is Artillery — YES • Used By — France • Wars — Second World War • Design Date — 1931 • Weight — 22 tonnes • Part Length — 11.3 m • Cartridge — Separate charges and shell: APC M1936: 134 kg • Caliber — 203 mm • Rate — 4-5 RPM • Velocity — 840 m/s • Max Range — 31000 m at 45° • Breech — Welin Breech Block
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1931
203 mm/55 Modèle 1931 gun is classified as a naval artillery or rifled breech loader.
1931
203 mm/55 Modèle 1931 gun is associated with France.
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- 1.Campbell, John. Naval Weapons of World War Two. Naval Institute Press. 292. 1985. 0-87021-459-4.
- 2.Jordan, John. French Cruisers 1922 - 1956. Seaforth Publishing. 114. 2013. 978-1-84832-133-5.
- 3.Jordan & Moulin, Chapter 5, Armament, Main Battery
- 4.McMurtrie Francis E., page 156
Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- Jordan, John. French Cruisers 1922–1956. Seaforth Publishing. 2013. 978-1-84832-133-5.
- Whitley, M.J. Cruisers of World War Two – An International Encyclopedia. Arms and Armour Press. 1995. 1-85409-225-1.
- McMurtrie, Francis E. Jane's Fighting Ships 1940. Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd. 1940.
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