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In German service the 145 L 16 were known as the 14.5 cm Kanone 405 (f) or 14.5 cm K 405 (f) and employed in Atlantic Wall defenses in German-occupied Western Europe. The Germans gave French 155 L 16 guns the designation 15.5 cm K 420(f), while Italian guns were given the designation 15.5 cm Kanone 420(i). [10]
Canon de 100 mm Modèle 1891 France: World War I - World War II 105: 10.5 cm tornautomatpjäs m/50 Sweden: Cold War 120: Canon de 120mm L mle 1931 Belgium: World War II 120: 4.7 inch gun United Kingdom: World War I - World War II 120: 12 cm tornautomatpjäs m/70 Sweden: Cold War 120: 12 cm mobile coastal artillery gun m/80 Sweden: Cold War 120
Canon de 155 L modèle 1877/14 Schneider France: World War I, World War II 155: Canon de 155 L modele 1916 Saint-Chamond France: World War I, World War II 155: Canon de 155 L Modele 1917 Schneider France: World War I, World War II 155: Canon de 155 L modèle 1918 Schneider France: World War I, World War II 155: Canon de 155 GPF France
The Canon de 155 L Modele 1917 Schneider was a French heavy artillery piece designed and produced during the First World War. A number were still on hand during the Second World War and served in Belgian, French and German service.
A number of infantry support guns designed to defeat hard targets such as fortified machine gun emplacements were used as makeshift anti-tank weapons, including the French Canon d'Infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 TRP. [3] The 3.7 cm Tankabwehrkanone 1918 im starrer Räder–lafette was probably the first dedicated anti-tank gun in service.
[ammo (rds.)] Armour thickness (front/side/top) Weight Engine Speed Range FCM Char 2C: France 1918 300+/10 12 Canon de 75 modèle 1897, 4× 7.92 mm MG 45/22/10 mm 70 t Petrol 2×200/250 hp 15 km/h 160 km Mark VIII: US/UK 1918 1500/125 12 2× 6 pdr; 7 MGs 16/16/6 mm 33.6 t Petrol 300/340 hp 8 km/h 89 km (55 mi) Medium Mark B: UK 1918
During World War I, the SK L/45 was used as anti-torpedo boat guns on all Imperial German Navy dreadnoughts and as main guns on torpedo boats and destroyers.The SK L/45 was also used to replace some of the 8.8 cm SK L/35 anti-torpedo boat guns on pre-dreadnought battleships.
The 15 cm Kanone 16 (15 cm K 16) was a heavy field gun used by Germany in World War I and World War II. Guns turned over to Belgium as reparations after World War I were taken into Wehrmacht service after the conquest of Belgium as the 15 cm K 429(b). It generally served on coast-defense duties during World War II.