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1 History  



1.1  Turret  





1.2  Armament  





1.3  Chassis  







2 Development  





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Batignolles Chatillon 155mm
Automoteur Batignolles-Chatillon 155mm with turret facing hull right with gun at full elevation
TypeSelf-propelled artillery
Place of originFrance
Specifications
Mass34.33 metric tonnes
Length8.20 m (26 ft 11 in)
Width3.28 m (10 ft 9 in)
Height3.23 m (10 ft 7 in)
Crew6

Main
armament

155 mm gun
Suspensiontorsion bar
Maximum speed 62 km/h (39 mph)

The Batignolles-Chatillon 155 mm is a self-propelled artillery developed in France by the Batignolles-Châtillon company in the post-war years.

History[edit]

The Batignolles-Chatillon 155 mm self-propelled artillery project was started after the cancellation of the Lorraine 155 mm project.

Turret[edit]

The Batignolles-Chatillon 155 mm had a turret installed for rotation of the gun. This make the vehicle unique as other contemporary self-propelled artillery of that period did not have a rotating turret.[1]

Armament[edit]

The vehicle was planned to inherit the 155 mm gun from the Lorraine 155 mm. It was also designed to equip an autoloader. The vehicle can carry a maximum of 36 shells.[2][1]

Chassis[edit]

The chassis of the vehicle is based on the Batignolles Chatillon Char 25t with improved suspension. the track was taken from the M47 patton along with the sprockets[2]

Development[edit]

Automoteur Batignolles-Chatillon 155mm wooden mockup with mock gun raised

The prototype was built in 1955. The program was abandoned in December 1959 with only one prototype, and a wooden mockup built.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Self-propelled Batignolles-Châtillon 155 mm". Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  • ^ a b c "1955 AUTOMOTOR BATIGNOLLES-CHATILLON 155mm" (in French). Retrieved 2020-02-09.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Batignolles_Chatillon_155_mm&oldid=1189601120"

    Categories: 
    155 mm artillery
    Tracked self-propelled howitzers
    Cold War artillery of France
    Abandoned military projects of France
    Autoloaders
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