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The TRF1 is a 155mm French towed howitzer produced by
Nexter
Nexter Systems (formerly known as GIAT Industries or ''Groupement des Industries de l'Armée de Terre'', Army Industries Group) is a French government-owned weapons manufacturer, based in Roanne, Loire.
Group organization
The Nexter group is ...
(ex Giat Industries) and used by the French 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 ...
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The TRF1 was showcased in 1979 at the Eurosatory arms trade show, as a replacement for Armée de Terre's BF-50. Giat produced it from 1984 to 1993.
Performance
*Setting out of battery: 2 min *Crossing of slopes of 60%, fords of 1.20m. *Horizontal field of fire: 445mil to the left, 675mil to the right. *Hydraulic aimingAmmunition
*Capacity of tractor: 56 rounds, 32 on pallets and 24 in racks. *Can fire all 155 mm ammunition (the normal ammunition is the high-explosive shell). *Casings are combustible, which improves rate of fire: there is nothing to extract before reloading.Operators
Current operators
* - 12 delivered in 1991 * - 28 delivered in 1990-1991 * - 8 delivered in 2011 * - ex-French Army guns bought in September 2022Former operators
* - 105 or 106 delivered, last retired in April 2022See also
*Soltam M-71
The M-71 is a 155 mm 39 caliber towed howitzer manufactured by Israeli company Soltam Systems.
Design
The weapon was based on the earlier Soltam M-68 and uses the same recoil system, breech and carriage but had a longer gun barrel (39 cali ...
*G5 howitzer
The G5 is a South African towed howitzer of 155 mm calibre developed in South Africa by Denel Land Systems. The G5 design was based on the Canadian GC-45 155mm gun which was highly modified to suit southern African conditions.
Production hist ...
References
Post–Cold War artillery of France Nexter Systems Howitzers 155 mm artillery Military equipment introduced in the 1990s {{Europe-mil-stub