Canon de 90 mm Modèle 1926

Canon de 90 mm CA Modèle 1926
Canon de 90 mm CA Modèle 1926
Type	Anti-aircraft gun
Place of origin	France
Service history
In service	World War II
Used by	France
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designed	1926
No. built	17?
Specifications
Mass	Travel: 8,570 kg (18,890 lb); Combat: 5,760 kg (12,700 lb)
Length	8.3 m (27 ft)
Barrel length	4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) 50 caliber
Width	2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
Height	2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
Crew	10
Shell	Fixed QF ammunition; 90 x 674mm R
Shell weight	9.51 kg (21.0 lb)
Caliber	90 mm (3.5 in)
Breech	Schneider semi-automatic breech mechanism
Elevation	-4° to +80°
Traverse	360°
Rate of fire	12-15 rpm
Muzzle velocity	850 m/s (2,800 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	Horizontal: 16,885 m (18,466 yd) at 45°; Vertical: 10,600 m (11,600 yd) at 80°

Canon de 90 mm Modèle 1926
Canon de 90 mm Modèle 1926
Type	Dual-purpose gun
Place of origin	France
Service history
In service	World War II
Used by	France
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designed	1926
Specifications
Mass	1.60 metric tons
Barrel length	4.5 m (15 ft) 50 caliber
Shell	Fixed QF ammunition; 90 x 674mm R
Shell weight	9.51 kg (21.0 lb)
Caliber	90 mm (3.5 in)
Breech	Schneider semi-automatic breech mechanism
Elevation	-10° to +80°
Traverse	-150° to +150°
Rate of fire	12-15 rpm
Muzzle velocity	850 m/s (2,800 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	Horizontal: 16,885 m (18,466 yd) at 45°; Vertical: 10,600 m (11,600 yd) at 80°

The Canon de 90 mm Modèle 1926 was a light-caliber dual-purpose gun used as primary armament on minesweeping sloops and anti-aircraft armament on a number of French Navy cruisers and battleships during World War II.

Description

The Canon de 90 mm Modèle 1926 had an autofretted barrel and a Schneider semi-automatic breech mechanism. These guns were carried in single and double, dual-purpose turrets.^[2]

Naval Use

Ships that carried the Canon de 90 mm Modèle 1926 include:

Land Use

In addition to its naval role a land based mobile heavy anti-aircraft version called the Canon de 90 mm CA Modèle 1926. In 1939 a modified (shortened by 1 m) version was produced as the Canon de 90 mm CA Modèle 1939. Both were produced in limited numbers and it is estimated that only seventeen were built before 1940. Both had a two-wheeled single-axle carriage with three folding outriggers. Guns captured by the Germans were given the designation 9 cm Flak M.39(f).^[3]

Ammunition

Ammunition was of Fixed QF type. The cartridge was 90 x 674mm R with a 6.83 kg (15.1 lb) propellant charge and weighed 18 kg (40 lb).

The gun was able to fire:

High Explosive - 9.51 kg (21.0 lb)
Illumination - Unknown^[4]

Notes

^ "78- MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES". www.quarryhs.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
^ ^a ^b ^c Campbell, John (2002-01-01). Naval weapons of World War Two. Naval Institute Press. p. 302. ISBN 0870214594. OCLC 51995246.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Chamberlain, Peter (1975). Anti-aircraft guns. Gander, Terry. New York: Arco Pub. Co. p. 12. ISBN 0668038187. OCLC 2000222.
^ The 90 mm/40 (5.1") Model 1926 at Naval Weapons.Com

References

Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War Two. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.

External links

[1] "78- MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES". www.quarryhs.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-09-18.

[:0-2] Campbell, John (2002-01-01). Naval weapons of World War Two. Naval Institute Press. p. 302. ISBN 0870214594. OCLC 51995246.

[:1-3] Chamberlain, Peter (1975). Anti-aircraft guns. Gander, Terry. New York: Arco Pub. Co. p. 12. ISBN 0668038187. OCLC 2000222.

[4] The 90 mm/40 (5.1") Model 1926 at Naval Weapons.Com

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v t e French naval weapons of the Second World War
Battleship main armament	305 mm/45 Modèle 1906 330 mm/50 Modèle 1931 340 mm/45 Modèle 1912 380 mm/45 Modèle 1935
Cruiser main armament	138 mm/40 Modèle 1923 152 mm/55 Modèle 1930 155 mm/50 Modèle 1920 203 mm/50 Modèle 1924 203 mm/55 Modèle 1931
Destroyer and Aviso main armament	65 mm Modèle 1891 90 mm/50 Modèle 1926 100 mm/45 Modèle 1891 100 mm/45 Modèle 1933 130 mm/40 Modèle 1919 130 mm/40 Modèle 1924 130 mm/45 Modèle 1935 138 mm/45 Modèle 1893 138 mm/40 Modèle 1927 138 mm/55 Modèle 1910 138 mm/50 Modèle 1929
Secondary armament	57 mm/40 Modèle 1885 90 mm/50 Modèle 1926 100 mm/45 Modèle 1930 100 mm/55 Modèle 1945 130 mm/45 Modèle 1932 138 mm/55 Modèle 1910 152 mm/55 Modèle 1930
Submarine guns	75 mm/35 Modèle 1924 75 mm/35 Modèle 1927 100 mm/45 Modèle 1917 100 mm/45 Modèle 1925 100 mm/34 Modèle 1936 203 mm/50 Modèle 1924
Anti-aircraft weapons	7.5 mm/80 Modèle 1931 8 mm/50 Modèle 1914 13.2 mm/76 Modèle 1929 25 mm/60 Modèle 1938 25 mm/60 Modèle 1940 37 mm/50 Modèle 1925 37 mm/70 Modèle 1935 57 mm/40 Modèle 1902 75 mm/35 Modèle 1924 75 mm/35 Modèle 1927 90 mm/50 Modèle 1926 100 mm/34 Modèle 1933
Torpedoes	400 mm Modèle 1926V 550 mm Modèle 1919D 550 mm Modèle 1923DT 550 mm Modèle 1924M 550 mm Modèle 1924V