Canon de 75 M(montagne) modele 1919 Schneider
| Cannon de 75M(montagne)modele 1919 Schneider | |
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 A Brazilian Model 1919 gun on display at the Forte de Copacabana Museum. |
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| Type | mountain gun |
| Place of origin |  France |
| Service history | |
| Used by |  Brazil Greece Nazi Germany Poland Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Schneider |
| Manufacturer | Schneider et Cie |
| Produced | 1919 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | Combat: 660 kg (1,455 lbs) Travel:721 kg (1,589 lbs) |
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| Shell | 6.33 kg (14 lbs) |
| Caliber | 75 mm (2.95 in) |
| Carriage | box trail |
| Elevation | -10° to +40° |
| Muzzle velocity | 400 m/s (1,312 ft/s) |
| Maximum range | 9,025 m (9,869 yds) |
The Canon de 75 M(montagne) modèle 1919 Schneider (75 mm mle.1919) was a French mountain gun designed as a replacement of the 65 mm mle 1906. The mle 1919 was manufactured by Schneider et Cie and used during World War II. For transport, the gun could be broken down into seven sections. This weapon was used by Brazil, Greece, Poland, and Yugoslavia. When captured by the Germans, the French guns were designated 7.5cm GebK 237(f); the Yugoslav guns were designated 7.5cm GebK 283(j); and Polish guns were possibly designated as 7.5cm GebK M.19(p). (1 - p.16) The gun crew was protected by an armoured shield. This gun was used by the Hellenic (Greek) Army in Ipirus (Pindos mountains) in the Greek-Italian war from October 1940 - Spring 1941 .It was used in conjunction with the Schneider 105 mountain gun of 10,5 cm caliber as they called it.
[edit] Survivors
In 1923 the Brazilian Army ordered several Schneider Model 1919 75mm Mountain guns. At least 3 of them are now on display at Forte de Copacabana Museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
At least one example is exhibited in Hellenic War Museum in Athens, Greece
[edit] References
- Infantry, Mountain, and Airborne Guns by Peter Chamberlain and Terry Gander, Arco, New York, (1975).
