TRF1
TRF1
Type	towed howitzer
Place of origin	France
Service history
In service	French Army
Used by	* Cyprus (12) France (105) Saudi Arabia (28)
Wars	Gulf War
Specifications
Weight	10.52t
Barrel length	18.26m
Calibre	155mm
Rate of fire	3 shots in 15 s., 6 shots/min. (because it is necessary to let the tube cool down)
Effective range	24km (high-explosive shells) to 30km with long-range ammunition

The 155mm towed cannon Tr-F1 is a French towed howitzer produced by GIAT and used by the French army.

Contents 1 Performance 2 Ammunition 3 See also 4 References

[edit] 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 aiming

[edit] Ammunition

• Capacity of tractor: 56 shots, 32 on pallets and 24 in rack.
• 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.

[edit] See also

• Media related to Canon 155 TRF1 at Wikimedia Commons

[edit] References

• 155 TR F1 155 mm Howitzer - Archived 5/2004; Forecast International

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