TRF1

TRF1
TRF1
Type	towed howitzer
Place of origin	France
Service history
In service	French Army
Used by	See Users
Wars	Gulf War
Specifications
Weight	10.52t
Length	10.0 m (32 ft 10 in)
Barrel length	6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) L/40
Width	3.09 m (10 ft 2 in) traveling
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) traveling
Crew	8
Calibre	155 mm (6.1 in) NATO
Carriage	wheeled split-trail
Elevation	-6° to +66°
Traverse	27° left / 38° right
Rate of fire	3 shots in 15 s., 6 shots/min. (because it is necessary to let the tube cool down)
Effective firing range	24 km (15 mi) with high-explosive shells 30 km (19 mi) with long-range ammunition

The Tr-F1 is a 155mm French towed howitzer produced by Nexter (ex Giat Industries) and used by the French army.

Performance

• Setting out of battery: 2 min
• Crossing of slopes of 60%, fords of 1.20m.
• Horizontal field of fire: 445mil to the left, 675mil to the right.
• Hydraulic aiming

Ammunition

• Capacity of tractor: 56 shots, 32 on pallets and 24 in rack.
• Can fire all 155 mm ammunition (the normal ammunition is the high-explosive shell).
• Casings are combustible, which improves rate of fire: there is nothing to extract before reloading.

Operators

Map of TRF1 operators in blue

Current operators

• France - 105
• Cyprus - 12
• Saudi Arabia - 28

See also

• Soltam M-71
• G5 howitzer

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