Pages in category "World War I artillery of France" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.

Pages in category "World War I field artillery of France" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.

The long barrel recoil technology incorporated by the French into the 75 mm field gun revolutionized artillery and made previous artillery obsolete. However, early in the war, the French over-relied on this gun under the assumption that it was the only artillery they needed.

The largest bore of an artillery piece in WWI (‘bore’ meaning the diameter of the barrel or tube) was on the French 520mm. (French artillery was always pointed toward Germany - even in practice.) The Big Bertha was a German 420mm howitzer, named for a family member of the Krupp Arms manufacturer.

In France, the special artillery was referred to as artillerie de tranchée (trench artillery). In order for these instruments of violence to carry out their destruction efficiently, information was required on their targets.