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Country of Origin	France
Type	Field Gun
Caliber	155.000 mm
Barrel Length	5.915 m
Weight	13000.000 kg
Ammunition Weight	43.10 kg
Rate of Fire	2 rounds/min
Range	19.500 km
Muzzle Velocity	735 m/s

Contributor: C. Peter Chen

ww2dbaseThe Canon de 155 mm Grande Puissance Filloux mle 1917 field guns were designed for the French Army, but were also exported to the United States for use with the US Army and the US Marine Corps under the designation of M1917 and M1918. With the American forces, they were mounted on M12 Gun Motor Carriages and were the standard heavy artillery guns until 1942 when the 155-mm M1A1 "Long Tom" field guns replaced them, though they remained in use through WW2. The Philippine Army, operating under the US Army Forces in the Far East, also deployed these guns. The Germans operated a small number of them under the designation of 15.5-cm K 418(f) guns; they mainly served in coastal defense roles.

Source: Wikipedia. ww2dbase

Last Major Revision: Feb 2008

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