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155 K 83larger figure on 1 of 2
Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50larger figure on 1 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
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Side by side. From every angle. A human reference for perspective.
3.08 MB · Loads when you open it| Model | Length | Width / span | Height |
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| 155 K 83 | ≈ 7.6 m | ≈ 2.6 m (Width) | ≈ 2.28 m |
| Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50 | ≈ 7.8 m | ≈ 2.7 m (Width) | ≈ 2.37 m |
Scaled uniformly to the sourced length of 7.6 m. The width was fitted to the sourced 2.6 m. Not an official model or a measured survey.
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Scaled uniformly to the sourced length of 7.8 m. The width was fitted to the sourced 2.7 m. Not an official model or a measured survey.
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The human reference is a generic 1.75 m figure. Models describe external size, not combat performance.
Measured figures
Length
Single source7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 155 K 83 | Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50 |
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| Type | Field gun Gun-howitzer[source] | Field howitzer[source] |
| Place of origin | Finland[source] | France[source] |
| In service | 1983[source] | 1952-1990s[source] |
| Used by | Finland[source] | See Operators |
7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Heikki Collanus[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1981-1983[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Tampella (1982-1990); Vammas (1991-1997)[source] | Arsenal de Bourges Bofors[source]Own exact equipment native manufacturer infobox row; original company names and any licensed-production partners retained verbatim, no company/country inferred. |
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| Produced | 1983-1997[source] | — |
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| No. built | 113[source] | — |
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| Variants | 155 K 83 155 K 83–97[source] | — |
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| Elevation | -5° to 70°[source] | -4°/69°[source] |
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| Traverse | 90°[source] | 80°[source] |
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| Shell | — | Separate loading charge and projectile[source] |
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| Breech | — | interrupted screw[source] |
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| Recoil | — | Hydro-pneumatic[source] |
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| Carriage | — | Split trail[source] |
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| Role | — | French 155 mm 30 calibre howitzer introduced in 1952[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | 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 - 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.[source]Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50 · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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| Reported operators |
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