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Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50

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Type
  
Field Howitzer

In service
  
1950-1990s

Weight
  
8,100 kg (17,857 lbs)

Place of origin
  
France

Used by
  
See Operators

Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50

Barrel length
  
4.65 m (15 ft 3 in) L/30

Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50 was a French 155 mm 30 calibre howitzer introduced in 1952. The first French artillery designed since World War II, it was manufactured in both France and under license in Sweden for the Swedish armed forces. The Model 50 was replaced in French service during the 1980s by the TRF1.

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

Operators

  •  France: standard howitzer of the French Army, replaced in the late 1980s by the TRF1.
  •  Sweden: 170; possibly more produced under license.
  •  Israel: 170; most of these were later mounted on an M4 Sherman tank chassis as self-propelled howitzers.
  •  Lebanon: 50
  •  Morocco: 18
  •  Senegal: 6
  •   Switzerland: 20
  •  Tunisia: 30

    • References

    Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50 Wikipedia
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