155h171

Aid from Finland to France

The 155 H/17 heavy howitzer. The 155 H/17 weighed 3,300kg in action, had a range of 10.3 – 11.0 kms, a caliber of 155mm, used cartridge seated ammunition and a shell weighed 43-43.6kgs. The Finnish manuals list all ammunition for this howitzer as being of the high explosive (HE) type with 7 propellant charge sizes (both full-charge and reduced-charge versions of propellant charges existed).

The 155 H/17 heavy howitzer. The 155 H/17 weighed 3,300kg in action, had a range of 10.3 – 11.0 kms, a caliber of 155mm, used cartridge seated ammunition and a shell weighed 43-43.6kgs. The Finnish manuals list all ammunition for this howitzer as being of the high explosive (HE) type with 7 propellant charge sizes (both full-charge and reduced-charge versions of propellant charges existed).

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