The Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1924 was a medium-caliber
naval gun used as the primary armament on a number of
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destroyers during
World War II.
Description
The Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1924 had an
autofretted built-up barrel and a Welin breech block. Useful life expectancy was 900
effective full charges (EFC) per barrel. These guns were carried in
low-angle single turrets on destroyers. They had an automatic spring rammer, but loading was difficult at elevations over 15°.
Ammunition
Ammunition was of a
separate loading QF type. It was the same as that used by the earlier Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1919. The cartridge case was long, and together with the propellant charge weighed .
The gun was able to fire:
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Semi Armour-Piercing
Armour-piercing ammunition (AP) is a type of projectile designed to penetrate either body armour or vehicle armour.
From the 1860s to 1950s, a major application of armour-piercing projectiles was to defeat the thick armour carried on many warsh ...
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High Explosive -
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Illumination - Unknown
The 130 mm/40 (5.1") Model 1924 at Naval Weapons.Com
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Naval Service
Ship classes that carried the Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1924 include:
* L'Adroit-class destroyer
The ''L'Adroit''-class destroyer was a group of fourteen French Navy destroyers (''torpilleur'') laid down in 1925–26 and commissioned from 1928 to 1931. They were the successors to the , with the same armament, but being slightly heavier overa ...
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* Wicher-class destroyer
The ''Wicher''-class destroyers were a series of destroyers that served in the Polish Navy during World War II. Two ships of this class were built for the Second Polish Republic by Chantiers Navals Français during the late 1920s. They were modif ...
s - built in France for the Polish Navy
Notes
References
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External links
* http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNFR_51-40_m1924.php
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Naval guns of France
130 mm artillery