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Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1919

Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1919
Type Naval gun
Place of origin France
Service history
In service World War II
Used by France
Wars World War II
Production history
Designed 1919
Specifications
Weight 3.35 metric tons
Barrel length 5.2 meters (17 ft) 40 caliber

Shell Separate loading QF ammunition
Shell weight 35 kilograms (77 lb)
Caliber 130 millimeters (5.1 in)
Breech Welin breech block
Elevation -10° to +36°
Rate of fire 4-5 rpm
Muzzle velocity 725 meters per second (2,380 ft/s)
Maximum firing range 18,900 meters (20,700 yd) at 36°

The Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1919 was a medium-caliber naval guns used as the primary armament on a number of French Destroyers during World War II.

The Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1919 was of built up construction with a Welin breech block. These guns were carried in low-angle single turrets on Destroyers.

Ammunition was of Separate loading QF ammunition type. The cartridge case was 674 millimetres (26.5 in) and with a 7.73 kilograms (17.0 lb) propellant charge weighed 17.5 kilograms (39 lb).

The gun was able to fire:

Ship classes that carried the Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1919 include:


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