Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1893-1896
The Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1893–1896 was a turret mounted medium-caliber naval gun used as the primary armament of a number of armored cruisers of the French Navy during World War I.
Also recorded as Canon de 194 mm Modele 1893-1896
Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1893-1896
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- naval artillery and rifled breech loader.
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- France.
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The Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1893–1896 was a turret mounted medium-caliber naval gun used as the primary armament of a number of armored cruisers of the French Navy during World War I.
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Design
Design
The mle 1893–1896 guns were typical built-up guns of the period with several layers of steel reinforcing hoops. The guns used an interrupted screw breech and fired separate loading bagged charges and projectiles.
Naval service
Ammunition
Ammunition
The Mle 1893–1896 used separate-loading ammunition with a bagged charge weighing 33.8-kilogram (75 lb).
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Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1893-1896 is classified as a naval artillery or rifled breech loader.
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Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1893-1896 is associated with France.
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