Canon de 16 Gribeauval
Weapon
Canon de 16 Gribeauval | |
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Canon de 16 Gribeauval, for siege warfare. | |
Place of origin | France |
Service history | |
Used by | France |
Wars | French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
Production history | |
Designer | Jean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval |
Specifications | |
Mass | 2,000 kg |
Barrel length | 336 cm |
Caliber | 133.7 mm [1] |
The Canon de 16 Gribeauval was a French cannon and part of the Gribeauval system developed by Jean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval. It was part of the siege artillery.[1]
The canon de 16 Gribeauval was used extensively during the wars following the French Revolution, as well as the Napoleonic wars.
Some of the earlier Gribeauval siege guns kept the baroque "dolphin" design for the handles.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c Napoleon's Guns, 1792-1815 by Rene Chartrand, Ray Hutchins p.6-7
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Gribeauval system
- Canon de 12
- Canon de 8
- Canon de 4
- Obusier de 6 pouces
- 1-pdr Rostaing gun
- Canon de 24
- Canon de 16
- Canon lourd de 12
- Canon lourd de 8
- Mortier de 15
- Mortier de 12
- Mortier long de 10
- Mortier court de 10
- Mortier court de 8