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|name= 305mm/45 Modèle 1906 gun
|image=[[Image:Dreanoughts Danton-Main guns.jpg|300px|]]
|caption=Main guns of the [[French battleship Danton|''Danton'']]
|origin= France
|type= naval gun
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The '''305mm/45 Modèle 1906 gun''' was a heavy [[naval gun]] of the [[French Navy]]. 

The type was used on the [[Danton class battleship|''Danton'' class battleship]]s, mounted in two twin turrets. An improved variant, the '''305mm/45 Modèle 1910 gun''', was installed on the [[Courbet class battleship|''Courbet'' class]].

==See also==
*[[EOC 12 inch /45 naval gun]] Elswick Ordnance (British) equivalent
*[[BL 12 inch Mk X naval gun]] Vickers (British) equivalent

== Notes and references ==
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== External links ==
* [http://le.fantasque.free.fr/php3/gun.php3?all=&page_size=H PIECES LOURDES : 240 et plus]
* [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNFR_12-45_m1906.htm 305 mm/45 (12") Model 1906 and Model 1906-1910]


[[Category:Naval guns of France]]
[[Category:World War II naval weapons]]
[[Category:305 mm artillery]]