Engineering:105 mm Modèle F1

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105 mm Modèle F1
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A French AMX-30B2 sporting a 105 rifled tank gun
TypeTank gun
Place of originFrance
Service history
In service1966–present
Used byBosnia, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela
WarsGulf War
Specifications
Mass2,470 kg
Length5.90 metres (19.4 ft)
Crew2 (gunner, loader)

Calibre105 millimetres (10.5 cm)
Muzzle velocity1000 m/s with HEAT round
1525 m/s with APFSDS round[1]

The 105 mm Modèle F1 (or CN-105-F1) is a French 105 mm tank gun used with the AMX-30. A shorter version of this gun was also used in the Israeli Super Sherman.

Design

The F1 is fitted with a semi-automatic vertical sliding wedge breechblock, though fitted without a muzzle brake. Unlike the similar 105mm L7 tank gun, the F1 uses a compressed air scavenging system instead of a bore evacuator. The recoil mechanism uses two symmetrically opposed hydraulic brake cylinders with a single hydropneumatic recuperator cylinder.[2]

Specification

  • Caliber: 105mm
  • Barrel Length: 56 calibers
  • Weight: 2470 kg
  • Length: 5.9 m
  • Firing range: 3500 m

References

  1. http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/armania/armor/firepower/Cannon.html
  2. Source from www.army-guide.com/eng/product519.html although the site is blacklisted for unknown reasons