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|name=Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1932 and 1935
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|origin= France
|type= [[Naval gun]]<br>[[Dual-purpose gun]]
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|is_ranged=YES
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|is_artillery=YES
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|service=World War II
|used_by=France
|wars= [[World War II]]
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|design_date=1932–1935
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|weight=3.7 metric tons
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|part_length={{convert|5.89|m|ft|sp=us}} 45 caliber
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|cartridge= [[Glossary of British ordnance terms#Fixed QF|Fixed QF ammunition]]
|cartridge_weight={{convert|53|kg|lb}}
|caliber={{convert|130|mm|in|sp=us}}<ref name="Campbell">Campbell, ''Naval Weapons of WWII'', p.300.</ref>
|action=
|rate=10 rpm<ref name="Campbell"/>
|velocity={{convert|800|m/s|ft/s|sp=us}}<ref name="Campbell"/>
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|max_range={{convert|20870|m|yd|sp=us}} at 45°<<ref name="Campbell"/>
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|breech=M1932: Vertical [[Rifled breech loader#The sliding block|sliding breech]] block<br>M1935: Horizontal sliding breech block
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|elevation=[[Dual-purpose gun|Dual-purpose mounts]]:<br>-10° to +75°<br>[[Glossary of British ordnance terms#LA|Low-angle mounts]]:<br>-10° to +35°
|traverse=Dual-purpose mounts:
*Lateral Quads: 175°
*Lateral Twins: 171°
*Centerline Quad: -150°<br>to +150°<ref name="NW">[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNFR_51-45_m1932.php The 130 mm/45 (5.1") Models 1932 and 1935 at Naval Weapons.Com]</ref>
Low-angle mounts:
-150° to +150°
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The '''Canon de 130&nbsp;mm Modèle 1932 and 1935''' were medium-caliber [[naval gun]]s used as the primary armament on a number of [[French Navy]] destroyers and as [[dual-purpose gun|dual-purpose]] secondary armament on battleships during [[World War II]].
==Description==
The Canon de 130&nbsp;mm Modèle 1932 and 1935 were built with an [[Autofrettage|autofretted]] barrel and a breech ring. A vertical [[Rifled breech loader#The sliding block|sliding breech]] block was used for the M1932 in dual-purpose mountings, a horizontal one was used for the M1935 in low-angle mountings. Useful life expectancy was 900 [[List of British ordnance terms#Effective Full Charge|effective full charge]]s (EFC) per barrel. These guns were carried in dual-purpose double or quadruple [[Gun turret|turrets]] aboard battleships and low-angle double turrets on destroyers. The dual-purpose quadruple turrets had cast steel cradles with two M1932 guns per cradle and the two pairs of guns could be elevated or depressed independently. The dual-purpose double turrets were basically one half of a quadruple turret with two M1932 guns on a single cradle. The low-angle double turrets used on destroyers had a separate cradle for each M1935 gun and they could be elevated or depressed independently. All three turret types had mechanical problems with their ammunition handling and the heavy weight of their shells strained crews and slowed their rate of fire.<ref name="Campbell"/>
==Ammunition==
Ammunition was of [[Glossary of British ordnance terms#Fixed QF|Fixed QF type]].
The gun was able to fire:
* [[Glossary of British ordnance terms#S.A.P.|Semi Armour-Piercing]] - {{convert|32|kg|abbr=on}}
* [[High Explosive]] - {{convert|29.5|kg|abbr=on}}
* [[Shell (projectile)#Illumination|Illumination]] - Unknown<ref name="NW"/>
==Naval service==
Ship classes that carried the Canon de 130&nbsp;mm Modèle 1932 and 1935 guns include:
* [[Dunkerque-class battleship|''Dunkerque''-class battleships]]
* [[Le Hardi-class destroyer|''Le Hardi''-class destroyers]]
==Notes==
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==References==
* {{cite book|title=Naval Weapons of World War Two |author=Campbell, John |publisher=Naval Institute Press|year=1985|isbn=0-87021-459-4}}
== External links ==
*http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNFR_51-45_m1932.php
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[[Category:Naval guns of France]]
[[Category:130 mm artillery]]
[[Category:World War II naval weapons]]