155 mm Howitzer – Model 1917 – Dahlonega, GA.
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155 mm Howitzer Model 1917 located at the Price Memorial Building on the campus of North Georgia College in Dahlonega, GA.
Waymark Code: WM2D2Y
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/14/2007
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155 mm Schneider Howitzer Model 1917 located at the Price Memorial Building on the campus of North Georgia College in Dahlonega, GA.
Serial number 1420.
155mm Schneider field gun model 1917
Specifications (from WorldWar2.ro - Romanian Armed Forces in the Second World War (
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Maximum range - 17300m
Muzzle velocity - 665m/s
Shell weight - 43kg
Weight limbered - 9900kg
Weight in combat - 8956kg
Rifle length - 3691mm
Barrel length - 4686mm
Calibre - 155mm
Rate of fire - 1 rpm
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