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Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50 was a French 155 mm 30 calibre howitzer introduced in 1952. The first French artillery designed since L’Obusier de 155 mm, modèle 1950/1963
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The Model 50 has a
Specifications of Model 50 155 mm howitzer
Cold War artillery of France Field artillery of the Cold War 155 mm artillery Howitzers Military equipment introduced in the 1950s {{Israel-mil-stub
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, it was manufactured in both France - 980 howitzers were produced (French army and export) - and under license in Sweden for the Swedish armed forces. The Model 50 was replaced in French service during the 1980s by the TRF1. Reserve units were produced until the end of the 1990s.Base documentaire des Artilleurs
Description
The Model 50 has a split trail
A gun carriage is a frame or a mount that supports the gun barrel of an artillery piece, allowing it to be maneuvered and fired. These platforms often had wheels so that the artillery pieces could be moved more easily. Gun carriages are also use ...
, large slotted muzzle-brake, four-wheeled bogie and a retractable firing pedestal beneath the axles.
Operators
*: standard howitzer of theFrench Army
The French Army, officially known as the Land Army (, , ), is the principal Army, land warfare force of France, and the largest component of the French Armed Forces; it is responsible to the Government of France, alongside the French Navy, Fren ...
, replaced in the late 1980s by the TRF1.
*: 170; possibly more produced under license.
*: 170; most of these were later mounted on an M4 Sherman
The M4 Sherman, officially medium tank, M4, was the medium tank most widely used by the United States and Western Allies in World War II. The M4 Sherman proved to be reliable, relatively cheap to produce, and available in great numbers. I ...
tank chassis as self-propelled howitzers.
*: 50
*: 18Jane's Armour and Artillery, 2002, Volume 23 p. 727.
*: 6
*: 20
*: 30
See also
* ''M-50 155 mm'' - AnM4 Sherman
The M4 Sherman, officially medium tank, M4, was the medium tank most widely used by the United States and Western Allies in World War II. The M4 Sherman proved to be reliable, relatively cheap to produce, and available in great numbers. I ...
chassis based self-propelled artillery piece mounting the Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50 155 mm L/30 howitzer in large enclosed superstructure.
References
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Specifications of Model 50 155 mm howitzer
Cold War artillery of France Field artillery of the Cold War 155 mm artillery Howitzers Military equipment introduced in the 1950s {{Israel-mil-stub