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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the field guns category.
01 / Overview
155 mm Creusot Long Tom
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FIELD GUNS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
69
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
75
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the field guns category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
- Service Entry Year1897
- Combat Weight6,500 kg
- Crew7
- Carriage TypePole Trail
◈Ordnance7MOD.7
- Calibre155 mm
- Barrel Length (calibres)27
- Ordnance Typesiege gun
- Breech TypeInterrupted Screw
- Recoil SystemHydraulic
- Muzzle BrakeNo
- Bore EvacuatorNo
▣Performance7MOD.7
- Minimum Range0.4 km
- Maximum Range (standard)9.88 km
- Muzzle Velocity480 m/s
- Rate of Fire (burst)20
- Rate of Fire (sustained)0.33
- Elevation-13° to 28°
- TraverseNone
◇Ammunition8MOD.8
- Projectile Weight43 kg
- Ammunition Typescommon shells, shrapnel shells, case shot
- HE RoundYes
- Smoke RoundNo
- Illumination RoundNo
- Cluster / DPICMNo
- Precision-Guided RoundNo
- MRSI CapableNo
◆Fire Control5MOD.5
▤Mobility5MOD.5
- Self-PropelledNo
- Prime Mover16 to 20 oxen
- Shoot-and-ScootNo
- AutoloaderNo
- Protected Crew CabNo
⬢Dimensions1MOD.1
- Length7.5 m
▲Self-Propelled Chassis1MOD.1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1897Production started
- 1899First deployment: Second Boer War
129
years in service
04 / MASS Score
FIELD GUNS RANKING Field Guns · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
219FIELD GUNS69PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · FIELD GUNS516FRANCE · ALL WEAPONS83PERFORMANCE/PRICE · FIELD GUNS
ⓘ Rankings are within theField Gunscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
High Explosive (HE) round: an artillery or mortar projectile containing explosive filler designed to inflict damage through blast and fragmentation effects.
Operated, moved, or controlled by fluid pressure, typically oil, used in mechanisms like recoil systems to absorb and manage energy.
A breech mechanism in artillery where the screw threads are interrupted to allow quick opening and closing of the breech.
A towed artillery carriage configuration where the gun is pulled directly behind the prime mover without a limber, relying on a single pole for connection.
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