Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1924

Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1924
Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1924
Type	Naval gun
Place of origin	France
Service history
In service	World War II
Used by	France
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designed	1924
Specifications
Mass	3.8 metric tons
Barrel length	5.387 meters (17.67 ft) 40 caliber
Shell	130x674mm R; Separate loading QF
Shell weight	35 kilograms (77 lb)
Caliber	130 millimeters (5.1 in)
Breech	Welin breech block
Elevation	-10° to +35°
Rate of fire	5-6 rpm
Muzzle velocity	725 meters per second (2,380 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	18,700 meters (20,500 yd) at 35°

The Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1924 was a medium-caliber naval gun used as the primary armament on a number of French destroyers during World War II.

Description

The Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1924 had an autofretted built-up barrel and a Welin breech block. Useful life expectancy was 900 effective full charges (EFC) per barrel. These guns were carried in low-angle single turrets on destroyers. They had an automatic spring rammer, but loading was difficult at elevations over 15°.^[1]

Ammunition

Ammunition was of a separate loading QF type. It was the same as that used by the earlier Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1919. The cartridge case was 674 millimetres (26.5 in) long, and together with the 7.73 kilograms (17.0 lb) propellant charge weighed 17.5 kilograms (39 lb).

The gun was able to fire:

Semi Armour-Piercing - 32 kg (71 lb)
High Explosive - 34.85 kg (76.8 lb)
Illumination - Unknown^[2]

Naval Service

Ship classes that carried the Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1924 include:

L'Adroit-class destroyers
Wicher-class destroyers - built in France for the Polish Navy

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Campbell, Naval Weapons of WWII, p.302.
^ The 130 mm/40 (5.1") Model 1924 at Naval Weapons.Com

References

Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War Two. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.

External links

http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNFR_51-40_m1924.php

[Campbell-1] Campbell, Naval Weapons of WWII, p.302.

[2] The 130 mm/40 (5.1") Model 1924 at Naval Weapons.Com

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v t e 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	65 mm Modèle 1891 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	57 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 57 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