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Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50 was a French 155 mm 30 calibre howitzer introduced in 1952. The first French artillery designed since L’Obusier de 155 mm, modèle 1950/1963
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The Model 50 has a
Specifications of Model 50 155 mm howitzer
Cold War artillery of France Field artillery of the Cold War 155 mm artillery Military equipment introduced in the 1950s {{Israel-mil-stub
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
, 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. Reserve units were produced until the end of the 1990s.Base documentaire des Artilleurs
Description
The Model 50 has a split trail
A gun carriage is a frame and mount that supports the gun barrel of an artillery piece, allowing it to be maneuvered and fired. These platforms often had wheels so that the artillery pieces could be moved more easily. Gun carriages are also used ...
, large slotted muzzle-brake, four-wheeled bogie and a retractable firing pedestal beneath the axles.
Operators
*: standard howitzer of theFrench Army
History
Early history
The first permanent army, paid with regular wages, instead of feudal levies, was established under Charles VII of France, Charles VII in the 1420 to 1430s. The Kings of France needed reliable troops during and after the ...
, replaced in the late 1980s by the TRF1.
*: 170; possibly more produced under license.
*: 170; most of these were later mounted on an M4 Sherman
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The M4 Sherman, officially Medium Tank, M4, was the most widely used medium tank by the United States and Western Allies in World War II. The M4 Sherman proved to be reliable, relatively cheap to produce, and available in great numbers. It ...
tank chassis as self-propelled howitzers.
*: 50
*: 18Jane's Armour and Artillery, 2002, Volume 23 p. 727.
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See also
* ''M-50 155 mm'' - AnM4 Sherman
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The M4 Sherman, officially Medium Tank, M4, was the most widely used medium tank by the United States and Western Allies in World War II. The M4 Sherman proved to be reliable, relatively cheap to produce, and available in great numbers. It ...
chassis based self-propelled artillery piece mounting the Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50 155 mm L/30 howitzer in large enclosed superstructure.
References
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Specifications of Model 50 155 mm howitzer
Cold War artillery of France Field artillery of the Cold War 155 mm artillery Military equipment introduced in the 1950s {{Israel-mil-stub