French
194 mm/45 (7.64") Model 1887
194 mm/40 (7.64") Model 1893
194 mm/50 (7.64") Model 1902
Updated 22 July 2007
A medium caliber gun used on the last of France's pre-dreadnoughts and armored cruisers.  Some weapons were reused as coastal artillery after these ships were scrapped after World War I.

Unless otherwise stated, the data that follows is for the Model 1902.
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Pre-dreadnought Liberté
The 194 mm/50 (7.64") guns are in both the amidships turrets and in casemates
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Cruiser Gloire in January 1904
Ministère de la Défense Photograph
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Cruiser Chanzy
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Gun Characteristics
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Designation 194 mm/45 (7.64") Model 1887
194 mm/40 (7.64") Model 1893
194 mm/50 (7.64") Model 1902
Ship Class Used On 1887:  Chanzy class
1893:  Gloire class
1902:  Liberté, Edgar Quinet, Ernest Renan and Jules Michelet classes
Date Of Design 1902
Date In Service about 1910
Gun Weight N/A
Gun Length N/A
Bore Length about 381.9 in (9.700 m)
Rifling Length N/A
Grooves N/A
Lands N/A
Twist N/A
Chamber Volume N/A
Rate Of Fire about 2 rounds per minute
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Ammunition
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Type Bag
Projectile Types and Weights AP - 197.3 lbs. (89.5 kg)
HE - 202.4 lbs. (91.8 kg)
Bursting Charge N/A
Projectile Length N/A
Propellant Charge AP:  84.7 lbs. (38.4 kg)
HE:  86.4 lbs. (39.2 kg)
Muzzle Velocity AP:  3,100 fps (945 mps)
HE:  3,084 fps (940 mps)
Working Pressure N/A
Approximate Barrel Life N/A
Ammunition stowage per gun N/A
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Range
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Elevation With 197.3 lbs. (89.5 kg) AP Shell
Range @ 45 degrees
(as coastal artillery)		 28,390 yards (25,960 m)
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Mount / Turret Data
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Designation Twin Turrets
   Démocratie (4), Edgar Quinet (2), Ernest Renan (2) and Jules Michelet (2):  Model 1902

Single Casemate mounts
   Démocratie (4) and Edgar Quinet (10):  Model 1902 (?)
Weight  N/A
Elevation -5 / +20 degrees (?)
Elevation Rate N/A
Train Turrets:  about -150 / +150 degrees
Casemates:  about -80 / +80 degrees
Train Rate N/A
Gun recoil N/A
Loading Angle N/A
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Data from
"Naval Weapons of World War Two" by John Campbell
and
Tony DiGiulian's personal files
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