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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the towed artillery & mortars category.
01 / Overview
Obusier de 155 mm C modèle 1881
Category
Country
Production
1881–1881
Quantity
240
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
38
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
75
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the towed artillery & mortars category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
- Service Entry Year1881
- Combat Weight2,155 kg
- Travel Weight2,490 kg
- Carriage TypeBox Trail
- In ServiceYes
◈Ordnance6MOD.6
- Calibre155 mm
- Barrel Length (calibres)15.5
- Ordnance TypeSeparate loading bagged charges
- Breech TypeDe Bange Mechanism
- Muzzle BrakeNo
- Bore EvacuatorNo
▣Performance5MOD.5
- Maximum Range (standard)6.8 km
- Muzzle Velocity303 m/s
- Rate of Fire (sustained)0.5
- Elevation-17° to +60°
- TraverseSee variants
◇Ammunition7MOD.7
- Ammunition TypesHE
- HE RoundYes
- Smoke RoundNo
- Illumination RoundNo
- Cluster / DPICMNo
- Precision-Guided RoundNo
- MRSI CapableNo
◆Fire Control5MOD.5
▤Mobility6MOD.6
- Self-PropelledNo
- Prime Moverhorse-drawn (limber and caisson)
- Emplacement Time150
- Shoot-and-ScootNo
- AutoloaderNo
- Protected Crew CabNo
⬢Dimensions1MOD.1
- Length3.78 m
▲Production2MOD.2
- Total Production240
- Production Start1,881 year
◎Self-Propelled Chassis1MOD.1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1881Production started
- 1914First deployment: World War I
145
years in service
0
years in production
240
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS RANKING Towed Artillery & Mortars · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
291TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS38PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS636FRANCE · ALL WEAPONS158PERFORMANCE/PRICE · TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS
ⓘ Rankings are within theTowed Artillery & Mortarscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
A towed artillery carriage configuration where the gun is mounted between two wheels with a box-like structure connecting them.
A screw-type breech mechanism for artillery, featuring a interrupted-thread breech block that seals the chamber via obturation, used in 19th-century French cannons.
High Explosive (HE) round: an artillery or mortar projectile containing explosive filler designed to inflict damage through blast and fragmentation effects.
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