Charles Ragon de Bange
French Army officer (1833-1914) · France · Died at 80
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Something wrong?Charles Ragon de Bange was a French artillery officer and Polytechnician. He invented the first effective obturator system for breech-loading artillery, which remains in use. He also designed a system of field guns of various calibers which served the French Army well into World War I: the Système de Bange.
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Cannon breech with de Bange system.
DeBange breech, function of the obturating ring
Detail of the de Bange mechanism on a 155 mm de Bange siege cannon.
De Bange obturator mechanism on the de Bange 90 mm field cannon.
View of a de Bange 155 mm from the breech. Musée de l'Armée.
A 90mm de Bange artillery piece, in 1898. Painting by Etienne-Prosper Berne-Bellecourt (1838-1910). Musée de l'Armée.
A 155 mm de Bange cannon (1877).Awards
About this person
Country
France
Type
Other
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1833 to 1914 · aged 80
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