Batignolles Chatillon 155mm

Type| Self-propelled artillery
Place of origin| France
Specifications
Mass| 34.33 metric tonnes
Length| 8.20 m (26 ft 11 in)
Width| 3.28 m (10 ft 9 in)
Height| 3.23 m (10 ft 7 in)
Crew| 6

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Main
armament

| 155 mm gun
Suspension| torsion bar
Speed| 62 km/h (39 mph)

The Batignolles-Chatillon 155 mm is a self-propelled artillery developed in France by the Batignolles-Châtillon company in the post-war years.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 1.1 Turret
* 1.2 Armament
* 1.3 Chassis
* 2 Development
* 3 Reference

## History

The Batignolles-Chatillon 155 mm self-propelled artillery project was started after the cancellation of the Lorraine 155 mm project.

### Turret

The Batignolles-Chatillon 155 mm had a turret installed for rotation of the gun. This make the vehicle very unique as other contemporary self-propelled artillery of that period did not have a rotating turret.[1]

### Armament

The vehicle was planned to inherit the 155 mm gun from the Lorraine 155 mm. It was also designed to equip an autoloader. The vehicle can carry a maximum of 36 shells.[2][1]

### Chassis

The chassis of the vehicle is based on the Batignolles Chatillon Char 25t with improved suspension. the track was taken from the M47 patton along with the sprockets[2]

## Development

The prototype was built in 1955. The program was abandoned in December 1959 with only one wooden prototype built.[2]

## Reference

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Self-propelled Batignolles-Châtillon 155 mm" (in en). https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/history/bat-chatillon-155.htm.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "1955 AUTOMOTOR BATIGNOLLES-CHATILLON 155mm" (in fr). http://www.chars-francais.net/2015/index.php/engins-blindes/automoteurs?task=view&id=40.

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