An old fashioned big gun used by the French throughout WW1



If a certain someone was trying to think of a French big gun that's sort of an equivalent to the British 8in Howitzer Mark II, this may be it.

Amazingly, this archaic looking gun and its 120mm little brother Mle1878 were among the top 5 French artillery pieces by numbers in 1914 (1,392 of the 155mm gun alone). As late as August 1917, there were still many hundreds of them in frontline use. They were later used in Spain and Finland.

The 120mm Mle1878 would be my preferred choice as its numbers were even higher:
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/120_mm_L_Mle._1878

Both guns were used by the Italians in WW2.

My first choice when it comes to French guns would still be the 155mm Schneider because many nations used it in high numbers in many conflicts.

This weapons seems to be used by the Greeks as well during the Greco-Turkish war immediatly following WW1...

Best Regards

while not my first choice I would welcome any heavy French artillery piece!