305mm/40 Modèle 1893 gun

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name= 305mm/40 Modèle 1893


caption=Coning tower of the French battleship "Suffren"
origin= France
type= naval gun
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wars= First World War
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cartridge= separate charges and shell
caliber=305 mm
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breech=Welin breech, hydro-pneumatically powered
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speed=The 305mm/40 Modèle 1893 gun was a heavy naval gun of the French Navy.

The type was used on a wide number of pre-dreadnough battleships: the "Charlemagne" class, the unique battleships "Iéna" and French battleship "Suffren", and the classes "République" and "Liberté"

External links

* [http://le.fantasque.free.fr/php3/gun.php3?all=&page_size=H PIECES LOURDES : 240 et plus]
* [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNFR_12-40_m1893.htm French 305 mm/40 (12") Model 1893/1896]