The CN120-26, also simply referred to as Modèle F1 (F1 model) is a French smoothbore 120mm tank gun of 52 calibers designed by the EFAB of Bourges and produced by Giat Industries .
The 120 mm smoothbore gun F1 has been designed for installation in the Leclercmain battle tank. The smooth-bore gun is chrome-plated, fitted with a thermal sleeve and has a vertical sliding breech mechanism. It is also fitted with a muzzle reference system and the tropicalized variant of the Leclerc is fitted with a compressed air system for removing propellant fumes.[2]
In the Leclerc application, the gun is fed by a 22-rounds bustle-mounted automatic loader designed by Creusot-Loire Industries. The 120 mm F1 gun fires the same 120×570mm ammunition as the German Rh-120 and American M256 smoothbore guns. The French 120 mm F1 gun is, however, 1 m longer than the L/44 version of the Rh-120, which increases muzzle velocity and armour penetration of APFSDS projectiles; it also gives a longer effective range.[3]
^Ferrard, Stéphane; Gerard, Turbe (1992). The Leclerc System. Bosquet. p. 109. ISBN9781852601416.
^Chassillan, Marc (2005). Char Leclerc : De la guerre froide aux conflits de demain. Editions Techniques pour l'Automobile et l'Industrie. p. 191. ISBN978-2726894385.
^Foss, Christopher (1993). Jane's Armoured Fighting Vehicle Retrofit Systems 1993-94. London: ane's Information Group. p. 33. ISBN978-0710610799.
^"AUSA '86". International Defense Review. Interavia S.A. 19 (12): 1809. December 1986. ISSN 0020-6512.
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cn120, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 2022, learn. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources CN120 26 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The CN120 26 also simply referred to as Modele F1 F1 model is a French smoothbore 120mm tank gun of 52 calibers designed by the EFAB of Bourges and produced by Giat Industries CN120 26close up view of the CN120 26 muzzleTypesmoothbore tank gunPlace of originFranceService historyIn service1992 presentUsed byFrench Army UAE Army and the Royal Jordanian ArmyWarsYemeni Civil WarProduction historyDesignerEFAB of BourgesDesigned1980sManufacturerGiat IndustriesProduced1990 2007No built800 SpecificationsMass2740 kgLength6 931 m 22 ft 8 9 in Barrel length6 24 m 20 ft 6 in or 52 calibersShell120 570mm NATOCalibre120 mm 4 72 in Actionautomatic vertical sliding wedge breechBreechvertical sliding wedgeRecoil400 mmElevation 8 to 17 Traverse360 Rate of fireup to 12 rounds per minute 1 Muzzle velocity1790 m s APFSDS Feed systemautoloaderSightsHL 60 or HL 130 Contents 1 Description 2 Additional specifications 3 Operators 3 1 Current operators 4 See also 4 1 Weapons of comparable role performance and era 5 References 6 External linksDescription EditThe 120 mm smoothbore gun F1 has been designed for installation in the Leclerc main battle tank The smooth bore gun is chrome plated fitted with a thermal sleeve and has a vertical sliding breech mechanism It is also fitted with a muzzle reference system and the tropicalized variant of the Leclerc is fitted with a compressed air system for removing propellant fumes 2 In the Leclerc application the gun is fed by a 22 rounds bustle mounted automatic loader designed by Creusot Loire Industries The 120 mm F1 gun fires the same 120 570mm ammunition as the German Rh 120 and American M256 smoothbore guns The French 120 mm F1 gun is however 1 m longer than the L 44 version of the Rh 120 which increases muzzle velocity and armour penetration of APFSDS projectiles it also gives a longer effective range 3 Additional specifications EditMaximum service chamber pressure 670 MPa 4 Recoil effort at trunnions 550 kN APFSDS fired at 51 C Overall weight 2740 kg Recoiling gun mass 1995 kgOperators Edit Map with CN120 26 operators in blue Current operators Edit France United Arab Emirates Jordan Base of the gun on a LeclercSee also EditCN120 25 120 mm gun French equivalent developed by Etablissement d Etudes et de Fabrication d Armements de Bourges EFAB in 1979 Weapons of comparable role performance and era Edit L11A5 120 mm rifled gun British rifled equivalent developed by Royal Armament Research and Development Established RARDE in 1957 2A46 125 mm gun Russian 125 mm equivalent developed by Spetstekhnika Design Bureau in 1960s Rheinmetall 120 mm gun German equivalent developed by Rheinmetall in 1974 EXP 28M1 120 mm rifled tank gun Experimental British weapon of the late 1970s early 1980s Was to have equipped the MBT 80 IMI 120 mm gun Israeli equivalent developed by Israeli Military Industries in 1988 OTO Breda 120 mm gun Italian equivalent developed by OTO Melara in 1988 L30A1 120 mm rifled gun British rifled equivalent developed by ROF Nottingham in 1989 JSW 120 mm gun Japanese equivalent developed by Japan Steel Works in 2008 CN08 120 mm gun South Korean equivalent developed by Agency for Defense Development ADD and WIA in 2008 2A82 1M 125 mm gun New Russian 125 mm equivalent developed by Uralvagonzavod in 2014 MKE 120 mm tank gun Turkish equivalent developed by Otokar and Hyundai WIA in 2016 References Edit Ferrard Stephane Gerard Turbe 1992 The Leclerc System Bosquet p 109 ISBN 9781852601416 Chassillan Marc 2005 Char Leclerc De la guerre froide aux conflits de demain Editions Techniques pour l Automobile et l Industrie p 191 ISBN 978 2726894385 Foss Christopher 1993 Jane s Armoured Fighting Vehicle Retrofit Systems 1993 94 London ane s Information Group p 33 ISBN 978 0710610799 AUSA 86 International Defense Review Interavia S A 19 12 1809 December 1986 ISSN 0020 6512 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to GIAT CN120 26 52 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title CN120 26 amp oldid 1149420352, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
