TRF1

Also known as Nexter TRF1, 155 mm howitzer TRF1, Tr-F1, 155mm Gun Model TR

The TRF1, originally known as GIAT 155 mm Tracté (TR) is a 155mm French towed howitzer produced by Nexter (ex Giat Industries) and used by the French Army.

Key facts

Weapon.is_artillery: yes
Weapon.is_UK: yes
Weapon.image: 300px|
Weapon.caption: French soldiers prepare to fire a TRF1
Weapon.name: TRF1 Arsenal de Bourges
Weapon.type: Towed howitzer
Weapon.origin: France
Weapon.manufacturer: Arsenal de Bourges
Weapon.service: 1990–present
Weapon.used_by: See Users
Weapon.wars: Gulf WarRusso-Ukrainian War
Weapon.caliber: 155 mm (6.1 in) NATO standard
Weapon.part_length: L/40
Weapon.width: traveling
Weapon.height: traveling
Weapon.carriage: wheeled Split-trail
Weapon.weight: 10.52 t
Weapon.range: withhigh-explosive shells with long-range ammunition

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 10750
Image: F-1-Towed-Gun-howitzer.jpg
Height: 1790
Width: 3090
Length: 6200
Speed: 830

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slope: 66
Commons category: Canon 155 TRF1
caliber: 155
field of view: 65
effective firing range: 24000
inception: 1979-00-00

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Performance
Ammunition
Combat history
Operators
Current operators
Former operators
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References
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The TRF1, originally known as GIAT 155 mm Tracté (TR) is a 155mm French towed howitzer produced by Nexter (ex Giat Industries) and used by the French Army.

The TRF1 was showcased in 1979 at the Eurosatory arms trade show, as a replacement for Armée de Terre's BF-50. Giat produced it from 1984 to 1993.