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SURVIVING GUN FILE (# 1039)
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Romania
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Heavy artillery
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Contributor :
Association 14/18      http://www.association14-18.org/
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Location :
Romania Bucarest Ferdinand the 1st military museum
Coordinates :
Lat : 44.44060 / Long : 26.07860
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General comments on this surviving gun :
Identical items in the same location :
2
Items covered by this file : 1 |
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Participated to the great battles of summer 1917 (Marasti, Marasesti, Oituz) as a weapon of Romanian heavy artillery |
There are 2 similar guns in this rich museum |
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Historic and technical information
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Denomination :     120 L Mle 1878 - 1878/16 | Origin :       ( Arsenaux de l'Etat)             ( Schneider )           | ||||
Historic context :
The captain de Bange proposed and received the French Army approbation, from 1877 to 1885, of a brand new artillery system whose calibers were ranging from 80 to 270 mm. These various weapons had in common a new tube design (jacketted barrel) and a brand new interrupted screw breech with a plastic material obturation system that limited the gaz leaks , therefore improving the propulsive charge efficiency. They were however mounted on static rigid carriages without recoil recuperating system, unless wooden ramps under the wheels, and very rarely an external hydraulic brake was added between the carriage and the wooden platform to help the returning into firing position. |
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