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Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50
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Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50 was a French 155 mm 30 calibre howitzer introduced in 1952.[2] The first French artillery designed since World War II, it was manufactured in both France - 980 howitzers were produced (French army and export) - and under license in Sweden for the Swedish armed forces. The Model 50 was replaced in French service during the 1980s by the TRF1.[2] Reserve units were produced until the end of the 1990s.[3]
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Description

The Model 50 has a split trail, large slotted muzzle-brake, four-wheeled bogie and a retractable firing pedestal beneath the axles.
Operators

France: standard howitzer of the French Army, replaced in the late 1980s by the TRF1.[2]
Sweden: 170;[4] possibly more produced under license.[2]
Israel: 170; most of these were later mounted on an M4 Sherman tank chassis as self-propelled howitzers.[4]
Lebanon: 50[4]
Morocco: 18[5]
Senegal: 6[4]
Switzerland: 20[4]
Tunisia: 30[4]
See also
- M-50 155 mm - An M4 Sherman chassis based self-propelled artillery piece mounting the Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50 155 mm L/30 howitzer in large enclosed superstructure.
References
External links
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