Obusier de 6 pouces Gribeauval [SEP] designer
Obusier de 6 pouces Gribeauval
The Obusier de 6 pouces Gribeauval or 6-inch howitzer was a French artillery piece and part of a system established by Jean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval. The Old French inch () was actually 1.066 English inches long so the weapon can accurately be described as a 6.4-inch howitzer. The Gribeauval system included the 6-inch howitzer, the light Canon de 4 Gribeauval, medium Canon de 8 Gribeauval and the heavy Canon de 12 Gribeauval. Superseding the older Vallière system, the Gribeauval system was introduced in 1765 and the
France set up artillery schools to train its soldiers.
Gun types.
Gun types Field guns.
The Gribeauval field artillery pieces were approximately half the weight of the Vallière guns of the same caliber, without sacrificing range.
- Canon de 12 Gribeauval - 12-pounder cannon
- Canon de 8 Gribeauval - 8-pounder cannon
- Canon de 4 Gribeauval - 4-pounder cannon
- Obusier de 6 pouces Gribeauval - 6-inch howitzer
No Gribeauval guns were shipped to the American forces during the American Revolutionary War. However, it is