French 6"/50
Caliber = 15.2 cm (6.0 inch)
Shell weight = 50 kg (110 lbs)
Muzzle velocity = 866 m/s (2839 fps)
Relative ballistic performance: 0.86
Muzzle energy = 18.729 megajoules = 6901.8 foot-tons
Relative muzzle energy: 1.00
Barrel length: 50 calibers
Elevation Range
Time Velocity Fall Angle
2.5 deg 5000 meters
7.2 sec 569 m/s 3.4 deg
5.0 deg
8100 meters 13.4 sec 444 m/s 7.8 deg
7.5 deg 10300 meters 19.0 sec 376 m/s
13.0 deg
10.0 deg 12100 meters 24.2
sec 335 m/s 18.5 deg
12.5 deg
13500 meters 29.0 sec 310 m/s 23.9 deg
15.0 deg 14800 meters 33.6 sec 295 m/s
29.3 deg
20.0 deg 16800 meters 42.3
sec 282 m/s 39.1 deg
25.0 deg
18300 meters 50.4 sec 283 m/s 47.2 deg
30.0 deg 19500 meters 58.0 sec 289 m/s
53.6 deg
35.0 deg 20300 meters 65.3
sec 298 m/s 58.9 deg
40.0 deg
20800 meters 72.2 sec 308 m/s 63.1 deg
45.0 deg 20900 meters 78.7 sec 319 m/s
66.5 deg
50.0 deg 20600 meters 84.9
sec 328 m/s 69.6 deg
Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor
(Relative armor quality, 0.90)
Maximum penetration: 35.74 cm
Elevation Range
Belt Deck
1.4 deg 3200 meters
25 cm
2.6 deg 5100 meters
20 cm
4.7 deg 7700 meters
15 cm
7.4 deg 10300 meters
... 2 cm
9.1 deg
11500 meters 10 cm
18.4 deg
16200 meters ... 4 cm
23.8 deg 18000 meters 5 cm
28.9 deg 19300 meters ...
6 cm
41.9 deg 20900 meters
... 8 cm
Maximum range = 20900 meters at 43.8 deg elevation