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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 1890
Category
Country
Production
1890–1918
Quantity
134
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
11
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
85
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
◎General6MOD.6
- Service Entry Year1890
- Combat Weight3,315 kg
- Travel Weight3,865 kg
- Crew5
- Carriage TypeBox Trail
- In ServiceYes
◈Ordnance7MOD.7
- Calibre155 mm
- Barrel Length (calibres)15.5
- Ordnance Typeseparate loading bagged charges
- Breech TypeDe Bange Mechanism
- Recoil SystemHydro-Pneumatic
- Muzzle BrakeNo
- Bore EvacuatorNo
▣Performance6MOD.6
- Maximum Range (standard)6.3 km
- Maximum Range (rocket-assisted)7.7 km
- Muzzle Velocity303 m/s
- Rate of Fire (sustained)1.5
- Elevation-5° to +65°
- Traverse16°
◇Ammunition5MOD.5
- Ammunition TypesHigh Explosive, Armor Piercing, Shrapnel, Grapeshot, Incendiary
- HE RoundYes
- Cluster / DPICMNo
- Precision-Guided RoundNo
- MRSI CapableNo
◆Fire Control5MOD.5
▤Mobility5MOD.5
- Self-PropelledNo
- Prime Moverhorse-drawn
- Shoot-and-ScootNo
- AutoloaderNo
- Protected Crew CabNo
⬢Dimensions1MOD.1
- Length2.4 m
▲Production2MOD.2
- Total Production134
- Production Start1,890 year
◎Self-Propelled Chassis1MOD.1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1890Production started
- 1914First deployment: World War I
- 1918Production ended
136
years in service
28
years in production
134
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 4 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS RANKING Towed Artillery & Mortars · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
198TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS11PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS389FRANCE · ALL WEAPONS56PERFORMANCE/PRICE · TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS
ⓘ Rankings are within theTowed Artillery & Mortarscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
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.
Recoil system using a combination of liquid and compressed gas to absorb and return energy from firing.
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