138mm/40 Modèle 1927 gun

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name= 138mm/40 Modèle 1927


caption=Scale model of the 138mm/40 Modèle 1927 gun on display at the Musée national de la Marine
origin= France
type= naval gun
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service=1927-1959
used_by=France
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caliber=138 mm
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rate= 9/min
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max_range= 16600 m 28° elevation, streamlined shell
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traverse=300°
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speed=The 138mm/40 Modèle 1927 gun was a medium calibre naval gun of the French Navy.

The type was used on the cruiser "Pluton" and the destroyers of the "Aigle" and "Vauquelin" classes.

External links

* [http://le.fantasque.free.fr/php3/gun.php3?page_size=M PIECES MOYENNES : 120 à 239]
* [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNFR_55-40_m1927.htm French 138.6 mm/40 (5.46") Model 1927]