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Canon de 75 M(montagne) modele 1928

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Cannon de 75M(montagne)modele 1928
Typemountain gun
Place of originFrance
Service history
Used byFrance
Nazi Germany
Poland
WarsWorld War II
Production history
DesignerSchneider
ManufacturerSchneider et Cie
Produced1928
Specifications
Mass660 kg (1,455 lbs)
Barrel length1.39 m (4 ft 7 in) L/18.6[1]

Shell7.25 kg (16 lbs)
Caliber75 mm (2.95 in)
CarriageBox trail
Elevation-10° to +40°
Traverse10°[1]
Muzzle velocity375 m/s (1,230 ft/s)
Effective firing range9 km (5.5 mi)[1]

The Canon de 75 M(montagne) modèle 1928 (75 mm mle.28) was a French mountain gun. The guns were also sold to Poland. After 1940, these weapons were used by the Germans as 7.5 cm GebK 283(f). The French used this weapon to equip the artillery batteries of the 4th Moroccan Mountain Division during 1944 and 1945.[1]

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Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Chamberlain, Peter (1975). Infantry, mountain, and airborne guns. Gander, Terry. New York: Arco. p. 16. ISBN 0668038195. OCLC 2067391.