305mm/45 Modèle 1906 gun

305mm/45 Modèle 1906 gun
305mm/45 Modèle 1906 gun
	Main guns of the Courbet
Type	Naval gun
Place of origin	France
Service history
Used by	France
Wars	World War I World War II
Specifications
Weight	54.65 metric tons (53.79 long tons)
Barrel length	12.775 meters (41 ft 11.0 in)
Shell	Separate charges
Shell weight	440 kilograms (970 lb)
Caliber	305 millimeters (12.0 in)
Breech	Manz interrupted screw
Rate of fire	1.5 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity	780 meters per second (2,600 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	14,500 meters (15,900 yd) at +12°

The 305mm/45 Modèle 1906 gun was a heavy naval gun of the French Navy.

The type was used on the Danton-class battleships, mounted in two twin turrets. An improved version, the 305mm/45 Modèle 1910 gun, was installed on the Courbet class.

Notes

Bibliography

Friedman, Norman (2011). Naval Weapons of World War One. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-84832-100-7.
Jordan, John (2013). "The 'Semi-Dreadnoughts' of the Danton Class". In Jordan, John. Warship 2013. London: Conway. pp. 46–66. ISBN 978-1-84486-205-4.

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French naval weapons of the Second World War
Battleship main armament	305 mm/45 Modèle 1906 330 mm/50 Modèle 1931 340 mm/45 Modèle 1912 380 mm/45 Modèle 1935
Cruiser main armament	138 mm/40 Modèle 1923 152 mm/55 Modèle 1930 155 mm/50 Modèle 1920 203 mm/50 Modèle 1924 203 mm/55 Modèle 1931
Destroyer and Aviso main armament	90 mm/50 Modèle 1926 100 mm/45 Modèle 1891 100 mm/45 Modèle 1933 130 mm/40 Modèle 1919 130 mm/40 Modèle 1924 130 mm/45 Modèle 1935 138 mm/45 Modèle 1893 138 mm/40 Modèle 1927 138 mm/55 Modèle 1910 138 mm/50 Modèle 1929
Secondary armament	47 mm/40 Modèle 1885 90 mm/50 Modèle 1926 100 mm/45 Modèle 1930 100 mm/55 Modèle 1945 130 mm/45 Modèle 1932 138 mm/55 Modèle 1910 152 mm/55 Modèle 1930
Submarine guns	75 mm/35 Modèle 1924 75 mm/35 Modèle 1927 100 mm/45 Modèle 1917 100 mm/45 Modèle 1925 100 mm/34 Modèle 1936 203 mm/50 Modèle 1924
Anti-aircraft weapons	7.5 mm/80 Modèle 1931 8 mm/50 Modèle 1914 13.2 mm/76 Modèle 1929 25 mm/60 Modèle 1938 25 mm/60 Modèle 1940 37 mm/50 Modèle 1925 37 mm/70 Modèle 1935 47 mm/40 Modèle 1902 75 mm/35 Modèle 1924 75 mm/35 Modèle 1927 90 mm/50 Modèle 1926 100 mm/34 Modèle 1933
Torpedoes	400 mm Modèle 1926V 550 mm Modèle 1919D 550 mm Modèle 1923DT 550 mm Modèle 1924M 550 mm Modèle 1924V

305mm/45 Modèle 1906 gun

See also

Weapons of comparable role, performance and era

Notes

Bibliography

External links

305mm/45 Modèle 1906 gun
Main guns of the Courbet
Type	Naval gun
Place of origin	France
Service history
Used by	France
Wars	World War I World War II
Specifications
Weight	54.65 metric tons (53.79 long tons)
Barrel length	12.775 meters (41 ft 11.0 in)

Shell	Separate charges
Shell weight	440 kilograms (970 lb)
Caliber	305 millimeters (12.0 in)
Breech	Manz interrupted screw
Rate of fire	1.5 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity	780 meters per second (2,600 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	14,500 meters (15,900 yd) at +12°