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This gun is presently on trials for the French coast artillery, but it is expected that it will arm French battleships in the future.

          French 380mm/40

     Caliber = 38.0 cm (15.0 inch)
     Shell weight = 925 kg (2039 lbs)
     Muzzle velocity = 684 m/s (2242 fps)
     Relative ballistic performance: 0.94
     Muzzle energy = 216.1 megajoules = 79621.6 foot-tons
     Relative muzzle energy: 0.74
     Barrel length: 40 calibers

     Elevation          Range         Time      Velocity   Fall Angle
       2.5 deg        3900 meters     6.0 sec    618 m/s     2.7 deg
       5.0 deg        7300 meters    11.8 sec    568 m/s     5.7 deg
       7.5 deg       10300 meters    17.4 sec    528 m/s     8.9 deg
      10.0 deg       13000 meters    22.8 sec    498 m/s    12.4 deg
      12.5 deg       15400 meters    28.1 sec    474 m/s    16.0 deg
      15.0 deg       17500 meters    33.2 sec    457 m/s    19.6 deg
      20.0 deg       21300 meters    43.0 sec    436 m/s    26.7 deg
      25.0 deg       24300 meters    52.2 sec    428 m/s    33.3 deg
      30.0 deg       26700 meters    61.1 sec    428 m/s    39.5 deg
      35.0 deg       28500 meters    69.5 sec    434 m/s    45.0 deg
      40.0 deg       29600 meters    77.4 sec    443 m/s    49.9 deg
      45.0 deg       30100 meters    84.8 sec    454 m/s    54.3 deg
      50.0 deg       29700 meters    91.7 sec    465 m/s    58.5 deg

          Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor
               (Relative armor quality, 0.90)
               Maximum penetration: 73.13 cm

     Elevation          Range            Belt       Deck
       2.2 deg        3400 meters        65 cm
       2.9 deg        4500 meters         ...        2 cm
       3.8 deg        5600 meters        60 cm
       5.3 deg        7700 meters         ...        4 cm
       5.7 deg        8100 meters        55 cm
       7.7 deg       10500 meters         ...        6 cm
       8.0 deg       10800 meters        50 cm
      10.3 deg       13300 meters         ...        8 cm
      10.9 deg       13800 meters        45 cm
      13.3 deg       16100 meters         ...       10 cm
      14.6 deg       17200 meters        40 cm
      17.3 deg       19300 meters         ...       12 cm
      19.5 deg       20900 meters        35 cm
      20.3 deg       21400 meters         ...       14 cm
      22.9 deg       23100 meters         ...       16 cm
      25.6 deg       24600 meters         ...       18 cm
      26.3 deg       25000 meters        30 cm
      28.1 deg       25900 meters         ...       20 cm
      30.7 deg       27000 meters         ...       22 cm
      33.5 deg       28000 meters         ...       24 cm
      35.4 deg       28600 meters        25 cm
      36.2 deg       28800 meters         ...       26 cm
      39.1 deg       29500 meters         ...       28 cm
      41.9 deg       29900 meters         ...       30 cm
      44.8 deg       30000 meters         ...       32 cm
      46.5 deg       30000 meters        20 cm
      48.0 deg       30000 meters         ...       34 cm

     Maximum range = 30100 meters at 45.4 deg elevation


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