Obusier_de_155_mm_Modèle_50

Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50

Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50

Field howitzer

Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50 was a French 155 mm 30 calibre howitzer introduced in 1952.[2] The first French artillery designed since World War II, it was manufactured in both France - 980 howitzers were produced (French army and export) - and under license in Sweden for the Swedish armed forces. The Model 50 was replaced in French service during the 1980s by the TRF1.[2] Reserve units were produced until the end of the 1990s.[3]

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Description

French Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50 in Djibouti in 1979.

The Model 50 has a split trail, large slotted muzzle-brake, four-wheeled bogie and a retractable firing pedestal beneath the axles.

Operators

IDF M50 155 mm self-propelled howitzer [ja]

See also

  • M-50 155 mm - An M4 Sherman chassis based self-propelled artillery piece mounting the Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50 155 mm L/30 howitzer in large enclosed superstructure.

References

  1. [1]
    Foss, Christopher (1977). Jane's pocket book of towed artillery. New York: Collier. p. 121. ISBN 0-02-080600-0. OCLC 911907988.
  2. [2]
    Kinard, Jeff (28 March 2007). Artillery: An Illustrated History of Its Impact (2007 ed.). ABC-CLIO Publishers. pp. 301–303. ISBN 978-1-85109-561-2.
  3. [3]
    L’Obusier de 155 mm, modèle 1950/1963, Base documentaire des Artilleurs
  4. [4]
    "Trade Registers". Armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved 2014-11-20.
  5. [5]
    Jane's Armour and Artillery, 2002, Volume 23 p. 727.
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