...you think that your keen understanding of French (the language) gives you some unparalleled understanding of French guns...
I am no big fan of Larry Brown but the man can write cogently and he speaks French, a basic necessity to understand the available research material on French guns. So, although you heap disdain on his knowledge, I would give his arguments much more weight than your notions, buried as they are in toxic prose, devoid of spell-check, syntax and basic courtesy.
Imagine taking a guy seriously when he is pontificating on the handling benefits of the of an AC Cobra over a D-Type - and then finding out that he could not drive!!
You still have a few friends left here - they have tried to be kind to you, listen to them and go away for a while.
Km.
